Embassy to Tamerlane, 1403-1406 / translated from the Spanish by Guy Le Strange with an introduction.
- Ruy González de Clavijo
- Date:
- [1928]
Licence: Public Domain Mark
Credit: Embassy to Tamerlane, 1403-1406 / translated from the Spanish by Guy Le Strange with an introduction. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![On Thursday the 23rd of October Timur made another great feaát in the Horde to which we were invited and it took place in the Great Pavilion. A mighty concourse of gueáts was assembled and wine was abundantly served, which was eáteemed by all there present to be a matter of special favour shown them. Great was their cheer and joyfulness: the wives of his Highness were all present with him at the feaát sitting in the Pavilion, and each of them appeared dressed and adorned as has been already described on a former occasion. This feaát laáted all day ending at nightfall. On the Thursday week, which was the 30th of October Timur betook himself from his camp in the Horde back to the city of Samarqand, taking up his residence in a certain place adjacent to the Mosque which he had lately ordered to be built. This Mosque was the place of burial of one of his grandsons, namely Prince Muhammad Sultán5 who had died in Asia Minor shortly after the battle where Timur conquered the Turkish [Sultan Báyazíd]. Indeed it was this Prince who had taken the Sultan prisoner [at the battle of Angora], but afterwards he had succumbed to his wounds there received. Timur had loved this grand¬ son greatly and in his remembrance had caused this Mosque to be built as his place of burial [after the Prince’s body had been brought back home]. To the palace adjacent thereto and but recently conátruóted Timur came that day, it being his intention to celebrate the consecration of his grandson’s tomb by a feaát, to which we as usual had been graciously invited. Then as we presented ourselves we were shown over that chapel, which was the place of interment of the Prince, and we found it square in plan and very loftily built. Both outside and in it was magnificently adorned in gold and blue tiles beautifully patterned, and there was much other fine work in gypsum. Now when this Prince had died in the Turkish](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b31354932_0307.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
