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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![country, as above explained his body had been trans¬ ported home to Samarqand for burial, and the city authorities had received command to erebl this Mosque for his tomb. But recently Timur had come in from the Horde to view the building and he had found that the chapel was not to his liking, holding that it was built too low. Immediately he ordered the walls to be demolished, and laid it on the architebfs that it should be rebuilt within ten days’ time, under threat of a terrible forfeit to the workmen. Without delay the rebuilding was set in hand, day and night the work went on, and Timur himself already twice had come into the city to see what progress had been made, on which occasions he had caused himself to be carried in a litter, for at his age he could no longer sit his horse. The chapel had now been completely rebuilt within the appointed ten days’ time, and it was a wonder how so great a building could have been put up and com¬ pleted within so brief a space. As álated above it was in honour and for the memory of his grandson that Timur had now ordered this feaái to be made: many were the gueáls assembled and according to their cuálom the quantity of roabt meat there consumed was immense. Then after we had all partaken at this commemora¬ tive festival, one of the lords present, [whom we have already named] a very privileged courtier, the chamber- lain called Sháh Melik Mirza, came up to us ambassa¬ dors and leading us forth, brought us into the presence of his Highness, when we were each presented with a robe of kincob [gold cloth]. Also for wearing underneath the same a close fitting jacket such as is worn by the Tartars in cold weather, this laát being made of a silk cloth lined with skins, and it had a high collar at the neck made of the fur of two marten skins. At the same time they gave us each a hat to cover our heads withal: and finally we wrere presented with a 27 6](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b31354932_0308.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
