Encyclopedia of India–China Cultural Contacts v2.c14.s4.t29.2

v2.c14.s4.t29.2

According to the item of “Bengala” in volume VII of ‘*Chronicles of the Realm by a Translator*’, in the second year of Yongle, Ming Dynasty (1404 CE), the King Ghiyasuddin sent an envoy to pay gifts to Ming Emperor and in the sixth year (1408 CE) he sent a letter written on a golden leaf as a gift. According to the volume 110 of ‘*Code of Great Ming Dynasty*’, in the third year of Yongle, Ming Dynasty (1405 CE), Emperor Yongle granted the King four respective webs of tiffany and leno, eight webs of silk, and the Princess three respective webs of tiffany and leno, six webs of silk. Those records above mentioned indicated that the relationship between Ming Dynasty and Bengala was very close and the communication between them was very frequent.