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A silk scroll painting by Shen Du depicting a giraffe given in tribute by King Saif Al-Din Hamzah Shah of Bengal to the Yongle Emperor (r. 1403-1424 CE) of China's Ming Dynasty. The tribute was one of the many collected by Admiral Zheng He during his seven voyages of discovery made between 1405 and 1433 CE. (Philadelphia Museum of Art)
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Original image by Shen Du. Uploaded by Mark Cartwright, published on 05 February 2019. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: Public Domain. This item is in the public domain, and can be used, copied, and modified without any restrictions. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.
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APA Style
Du, S. (2019, February 05). Giraffe Tribute to Emperor Yongle. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/10024/giraffe-tribute-to-emperor-yongle/
Chicago Style
Du, Shen. "Giraffe Tribute to Emperor Yongle." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified February 05, 2019. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/10024/giraffe-tribute-to-emperor-yongle/.
MLA Style
Du, Shen. "Giraffe Tribute to Emperor Yongle." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 05 Feb 2019. Web. 20 Mar 2023.
