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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>'''Sulaiman''' or '''Soleiman al-Tajir''' ([[Arabic language|Arabic]] for "Soloman the Merchant", [[Persian language|Persian]]: سلیمان تاجر) was a 9th-century [[Persian people|Persian]] [[Muslim]] [[merchant]], [[travel]]er and writer initially from [[Siraf]] in modern-day [[Iran]]. He traveled to [[India]], [[Bengal]] and [[China]] and wrote an account of his voyages around AD&nbsp;850.<br />
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In 851 he traveled to [[Guangzhou]], [[Tang dynasty|Tang]] China, and marveled at the excellent quality of [[porcelain]] there.<br />
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==Historical Accounts==<br />
Sulaiman visited [[Bengal]] (present-day [[Bangladesh]]) during the time of the [[Pala Empire]], and referred to a kingdom named 'Ruhma' and attested to their military power.<br />
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He has also described [[Mihira Bhoja]], one of the greatest [[Gurjara-Pratihara dynasty|Gurjar <br />
emperors]]. [[Mihira Bhoja]] was a bitter enemy of the [[Arab]] invaders <ref name="RSC_207">{{cite book<br />
| title =History of Ancient India: Earliest Times to 1000 A. D. <br />
| author = Radhey Shyam Chaurasia <br />
| publisher =Atlantic Publishers & Distributors<br />
| year =2002 <br />
| page =207 <br />
|isbn=978-81-269-0027-5| url =https://books.google.com/books?id=cWmsQQ2smXIC&pg=PA207<br />
| quote=He was undoubtedly one of the outstanding political figures of India in ninth century and ranks with Dhruva and Dharmapala as a great general and empire builder.<br />
}}</ref>who, according to Sulaiman, maintained a large army and had a fine cavalry.<ref name="RSC_207"/><br />
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During his stay in the city of [[Guangzhou]] he noted that the Chinese used fingerprint records to maintain the identities of newly arrived foreigners, charged extortionate rates for imported goods and that the route to China by sea was dangerous due to piracy and frequent rain. He mentions that the local [[Muslim]] populace of Guangzhou had their own [[Mosque]] and [[bazaar]]s. He mentioned that the Muslim community had its own [[Imam]] and Judge (appointed by [[Emperor Xuānzong of Tang]]).<ref name="ftsc">{{cite book |last1=Khamouch |first1=Mohammed |editor1-last=Ball |editor1-first=Lamaan |others=Sub-editor: Rumeana Jahangir; Production: Aasiya Alla |title=Jewel of Chinese Muslim’s Heritage |date=June 2005 |publisher=Foundation for Science Technology and Civilisation (FSTC Limited) |location=Victoria Park, Manchester, United Kingdom |pages=11-12 |url=http://www.muslimheritage.com/uploads/China%201.pdf |access-date=29 August 2021 |id=4090}}[https://www.fstc.org.uk/ - The FTSC official website]</ref> He also observed the manufacturing of [[porcelain]], the [[granary]] system of Guangzhou, tea consumption and how its municipal administration functioned.<ref>{{Cite book|title=Atlas of Islamic History|last1=Sluglett|first1=Peter|last2=Currie|first2=Andrew|publisher=Routledge|year=2014|isbn=978-1-138-82130-9|location=New York|pages=81}}</ref><br />
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After arriving home from China with goods he landed at [[Basra]] and then traveled to [[Baghdad]].<br />
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== See also ==<br />
* [[Sino-Arab relations]] <br />
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==References==<br />
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{{Islamic geography}}<br />
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[[Category:9th-century Iranian people]]<br />
[[Category:Medieval Persian geographers]]<br />
[[Category:Iranian writers]]</div>->SalamAlayka