Abstract

This article focuses on the identity of Ghiyāth al-Dīn Naqqāsh and discusses different versions of his text (Ruznāma), its translations into Turkish and Western languages, and previous research. The article also discusses the contents of the Ruznāma, Timurid-Chinese relations and Ghiyāth al-Dīn Naqqāsh’s observations about Chinese customs, city planning, and the ceremonies of hospitality in China; and compares those details in other documents and sources studied by historians of Chinese civilization.

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