Ruy Gonzalez de Clavijo 4: Sickness & Heat, Melons & Meat

Clavijo and his Castilian fellow travellers continue the journey toward Timur, cutting across northern Iran and dealing with sickness and heat. On the upside, there will be melons and a great deal of wine. There will also be visit with Timur's potentially problematic son.

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Sources:

• Narrative of the embassy of Ruy Gonzalez de Clavijo to the court of Timour at Samarcand, A.D. 1403-6, translated by Clements R. Markham. Hakluyt Society, 1859.
• Embassy to Tamerlane: 1403-1406, translated by Guy le Strange. Routledge, 2005.
• Manz, Beatrice Forbes. The Rise and Rule of Tamerlane. Cambridge University Press, 1999.
• Manz, Beatrice Forbes. Power, Politics and Religion in Timurid Iran. Cambridge University Press, 2007.

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