“We started from the Kingdom of Sumatra … sailed with the wind for twenty days and anchored in Chittagong. From there we took small boats for over 500 li to Sonargaon.
“The Sultan’s palace was tall and spacious with pillars in the colour of brass and decorated with flowers and animal carvings. There were long corridors on both sides with thousands of armed cavalry squads inside and extraordinarily strong and dignified soldiers equipped with swords, bows and arro… (View original article)