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Giraffe
African long-necked mammal; one sent from Bengal to Nanjing in 1414 was hailed as a qilin.
Species
Identifiers
Wikidata Q862089
Appears in
3 items
Zheng He’s Treasure Fleets
3 items
A giraffe from Bengal is hailed as a qilin
1414 O.S.
Fifth voyage
28 Dec 1416 O.S.
Zhou Man’s squadron at Aden
1421 O.S.
Sources
Article
The Giraffe of Bengal: A Medieval Encounter in Ming China
Book
Zheng He: China and the Oceans in the Early Ming Dynasty, 1405–1433
