[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Foreign](https://indike.org/pramana/inf) › [China](https://indike.org/pramana/inf.cn) › [Ming](https://indike.org/pramana/inf.cn.ming) › 瑞應麒麟頌 # 瑞應麒麟頌 Eulogy of the Auspicious Qilin Eulogy (with painting) of the giraffe brought to Nanjing in 1414 by envoys of Saif al-Dīn of Bengal, hailed as a qilin. - **Language:** Classical Chinese - **Date:** 1414 CE - **Author:** [沈度](https://indike.org/pramana/person/shen-du) - **Text:** not yet digitised (catalogue entry) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/inf.cn.ming.qilin-eulogy](https://indike.org/pramana/inf.cn.ming.qilin-eulogy) · Pramāṇa