Narrative of the Embassy of Ruy Gonzalez de Clavijo to the Court of Timour at Samarcand, A.D. 1403-6

ambassadors Ameer amongst arms army arrived Arsinga Azerbijan Badakshan bassadors beautiful brought built carrack Cathay chief church city called city of Pera city of Samarcand Clavijo cloth colours conquered conqueror Constantinople covered departed Derbent desert drink emperor emperor of Trebizond empire encamped father feast Friday galliot gave Genoese grandson hand hill horses Hosein hour of vespers houses India island called Janza journey Kara Yusuf Kesh Khan Khorassan killed king land of Turkey leagues lodging marched meat Miran Meerza Monday mosque mountains named Omar Meerza Ormuz Oxus pavilion Persia plain port reached returned river road robes rock round Ruy Gonzalez sailed Samarcand Saturday Seistan sent Shah Rokh sheep silk Sultan of Babylon Sultanieh Sunday Tabreez Tartary tents thousand Thursday Timour Beg Tokatmish took tower town travelled Trebizond Tuesday Turk Ulugh Beg vessel village wall Wednesday wind wine Zagatays Zaratan Zengis