Encyclopedia of India–China Cultural Contacts v2.c13.s3.t2.96

v2.c13.s3.t2.96

In volume 304 of the “History of Ming Dynasty” it is said that after Hou Xian visited Bengala, the ruler of the time Saifuddin sent kylin and other local artifacts as tributes which pleased the Ming Emperor Chengzu. Later, Saifuddin sent envoys several times to the western marshland which is located in Jaunpur area of present-day Uttar Pradesh, to persuade the ruler to invade. During the 18th year of Yongle reign (1420), Hou Xian visited this country again and gifted the ruler with gold coins and later withdrew all his troops. This was the dawn of good neighbourly friendship in this area.