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Sulaymān al-Tājir (Arabic: سليمان التاجر, lit. 'Solomon the Merchant') was a 9th-century Muslim merchant , traveler and writer initially from Siraf in modern-day Iran . He traveled to India and China and wrote an account of his voyages around AD 850, often associated with a related travelogue by Abu Zayd al-Sirafi . [ 1 ]
Following are excerpts of Sulaiman al-Tajir al-Sirafi's journey: [3]: 30–31 Then we will discuss the city of Zabaj, which separates from China. Between the two [Zabaj and China] can be reached by sea travel for a month, or less if the wind is good; it is said to be around 900 farsakh. The king is known as "maharaja" (''al-maharij'').
Sulaiman al-Tajir ('Sulayman the Merchant', fl. 850), explorer and trader who wrote on India and China; Sulayman al-Qunduzi, alleged author of Yanabi al-Muwadda; Rajah Sulayman (1558–1575), the last raja or King of Manila. Sulayman ibn Wahb (died 885), senior official of the Abbasid Caliphate serving as vizier.
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Sulaiman al-Tajir, a Persian merchant who visited Kerala during the reign of Sthanu Ravi Varma (9th century CE), records that there was extensive trade between Kerala and China at that time, based at the port of Kollam. [98] A number of foreign accounts have mentioned about the presence of considerable Muslim population in the coastal towns.
The Persian merchant and traveller, Sulaiman al-Tajir, who wrote of his many voyages to India and China in the mid-9th century CE, called the ruler of the Rashtrakuta dynasty, Amoghavarsha, "one of the four great kings of the world". [21]
In 851, the Arab merchant Sulaiman al-Tajir observed the manufacturing of porcelain in Guangzhou and admired its transparent quality. [198] He also provided a description of Guangzhou's landmarks, granaries, local government administration, some of its written records, treatment of travellers, along with the use of ceramics, rice, wine, and tea ...
Sulayman Abdul Majeed al-Taji al-Farouqi was born in the city of Ramla, Palestine, in 1882, [3] and his father was Abdul Majeed Al-Taji. Some sources mention that he had a brother named Shukri, and a son named Harith. [2] He received his primary education at the hands of Sheikh Yusuf al-Khairy, and lost his eyesight at the age of nine. [1]