the idol of Cathay
صنم الخطا
The idol at the far north-east near Sind to which pilgrimage was made, counted by al-Umari among the surviving famous monuments 1.
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An idol at the far north-eastern edge, near Sind, which used to be visited on pilgrimage. Ibn Fadl Allah al-Umari listed it among the famous monuments that survive. 2
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- Masalik al-absar fi mamalik al-amsar — al-Umari (1924 printing), p. 229
- Masalik al-absar fi mamalik al-amsar — al-Umari (1924 printing), p.229
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islam.museum contributors. “the idol of Cathay”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/object/sanam-al-khata/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-17.