[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) › 9.3.2 # The Rashīdī History 9.3.2 The Tarikh-i-Rashidi (Elias, Ross) 9.3.2 - **Language:** English ### [9.3.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.kashmir.tarikh-i-rashidi~en-ross.9.3.2) The dynastic history of the Mings, moreover, was not written till many years later, while events connected with an insignificant Khanate in Central Asia would scarcely have been in the minds of the courtiers and secretaries, when the Emperor was made to pen, or to approve, the rescript in question; or if it was known to them that Turfan had sent tribute regularly—rather effusively—they probably sought to please him by concealing the fact from his knowledge. The rescript is obviously intended to convey the idea that Shun-Chi is flattered by the homage paid him by the Sultan of Turfan, whose predecessors had never rendered so great an honour to the Emperors of the late dynasty; indeed, the whole document appears to be, more than anything else, a display of exultation on the part of the Emperor, intended to reflect on his Chinese predecessors. The occasion which brought about its promulgation, was the arrival of an envoy from the Turfan Sultan of the time, who is therein called "Ablun-Mouhan"—a corruption not easy to identify with any Musulman name. "Le Sultan," runs the French translation, "qui regne aujourd'hui sur le Tourfan, descend en droit ligne de Tchahatai, un des fils de Tsinkiskan, fondateur de la dynastie des Yuen ou Mongoux. Ces prédécesseurs, depuis plus de deux cens quatre-vingts ans n'avaient point envoyé d'ambassade solemnelle pour rendre hommage a la Chine, et lui apporter le tribut. - [Previous: 9.3.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.kashmir.tarikh-i-rashidi~en-ross.9.3.1) - [Next: 9.3.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.kashmir.tarikh-i-rashidi~en-ross.9.3.3) - [Up: 9.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.kashmir.tarikh-i-rashidi~en-ross.9.3) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.kashmir.tarikh-i-rashidi~en-ross.9.3.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.kashmir.tarikh-i-rashidi~en-ross.9.3.2) · Pramāṇa