[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Dark Ages](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages) › [Kashmir](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.kashmir) › [Tārīkh-i Rashīdī](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.kashmir.tarikh-i-rashidi) › [The Tarikh-i-Rashidi (Elias, Ross)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.kashmir.tarikh-i-rashidi~en-ross) › 4.5.1 # The Rashīdī History 4.5.1 The Tarikh-i-Rashidi (Elias, Ross) 4.5.1 - **Language:** English ### [4.5.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.kashmir.tarikh-i-rashidi~en-ross.4.5.1) "In 1406 Sha-mi-cha-gan sent tribute, and the emperor accordingly despatched Liu Tie-mu-rh, a high officer, with presents to Bie-shi-ba-li. In the year 1407 Sha-mi-cha-gan presented three times tribute. His envoys had been ordered to solicit the assistance of Chinese troops for reconquering Sa-ma-rh-han, which country, as they stated, had formerly belonged to Bie-shi-ba-li. The emperor sent his eunuchs, Pa Tai and Li Ta, together with Liu Tie-mu-rh, to Bie-shi-ba-li to inquire cautiously into the matter. The envoys presented silk stuffs to the King, and were well received. They returned home in the next year, and brought the intelligence that Sha-mi-cha-gan was deceased, and his younger brother, Ma-ha-ma, had succeeded him. The emperor then sent the same envoys once more to Bie-shi-ba-li, to offer a sacrifice in memory of the late King and bestow presents on Ma-ha-ma. When, in 1410, imperial envoys on their way to Sa-ma-rh-han passed through Bie-shi-ba-li, they were well treated by Ma-ha-ma, who in the next year despatched an embassy to the Chinese court, offering fine horses and a wen poo (leopard). - [Previous: 4.4.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.kashmir.tarikh-i-rashidi~en-ross.4.4.8) - [Next: 4.5.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.kashmir.tarikh-i-rashidi~en-ross.4.5.2) - [Up: 4.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.kashmir.tarikh-i-rashidi~en-ross.4.5) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.kashmir.tarikh-i-rashidi~en-ross.4.5.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.kashmir.tarikh-i-rashidi~en-ross.4.5.1) · Pramāṇa