Isqiriya
إسقيريا
A Chinese city on a river feeding the Khamdan, four stages from Khaygun, where the revenues of China are gathered and stored in the treasuries of the great king. 1
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Isqiriya is a Chinese town on a river that feeds the river Khamdan. It lies four stages from Khaygun, according to al-Idrisi. Chinese money is gathered there after being sorted, and deposited in the treasuries of the great king. 2
Sources
- Al-Idrisi, Nuzhat al-Mushtaq fi ikhtiraq al-afaq (Cairo: Maktabat al-Thaqafa al-Diniyya, 2002), 2 vols., p. 205
- Al-Idrisi, Nuzhat al-Mushtaq fi ikhtiraq al-afaq (Cairo: Maktabat al-Thaqafa al-Diniyya, 2002), 2 vols., p.205
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