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Citation Information
CHAP XL. THF, CITV OF HnRI7OS
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[Chao Ju-kua (t'ansl. in German by Dr. F. Hirsh, 7''ortltg Pao, V. Supp. p. 4o), a Chinese Official of the Sung Dynasty, says regarding Kish : " The land of Iii-shill (Kish) lies upon a rocky island in the sea, in sight of the coast of Ta-shih, at half-a-day's journey. There are but four towns in its territories. When the King shows himself out of doors, he rides a horse under a black canopy, with an escort of zoo servants. The inhabitants are white and of a pure race and eight Chinese feet tall. They wear under a Turban their hair loose partly hanging on their neck. Their dress consists of a foreign jacket and a light silk or cotton overcoat, with red leather shoes. They use gold and silver coins. Their food consists of wheaten bread, mutton, fish and dates ; they do not eat rice. The country produces pearls and horses of a superior quality."—H. C.]
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The Turkish Admiral Sidi 'Ali, who was sent in 1553 to command the Ottoman fleet in the Persian Gulf, and has written an interesting account of his disastrous command and travels back to Constantinople from India, calls the Island Kais, or " the old Hormuz." This shows that the traditions of the origin of the island of Hormuz had grown dim. Kish had preceded I-Iormuz as the most prominent port of Indian trade, but old Hormuz, as we have seen (Bk. I. ch. xis:.), was quite another place. V. As. sér. z, torn. ix. 67. )
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