keerthik śaśidharan@KS1729·Oct 11, 2019On Sep 20th 1414, envoys from Bengal presented a tribute giraffe in the name of King Saif Al-Din Hamzah Shah (reign 1410-1412) to the Yongle Emperor of Ming China (reign 1402-1424), who in turn, commissioned Shen Du (1357-1434) to paint it.41029
Venkatesh Rao@vgrReplying to @KS1729Obligatory dad joke: Q: How did a giraffe end up in bengal? A: It was lost5:32 AM · Oct 11, 20192 Likes