Domiyat was an Egyptian admiral, sea captain, and explorer of the Fatimid Caliphate.
Domiyat | |
|---|---|
| Born | Egypt |
| Occupation | Admiral, Sea Captain, Explorer |
| Language | Arabic |
| Nationality | Egyptian |
| Period | 11th century |
| Genre | Travel literature |
| Notable works | Account of his voyage to China |
In 1008, Domiyat traveled to the Buddhist pilgrimage site in Shandong, China, to seek out the Chinese Emperor Zhenzong with gifts from his ruler Al-Hakim bi-Amr Allah.[1][2] His arrival successfully reopened diplomatic relations between Egypt and China that had been lost since the collapse of the Tang dynasty. Egypt became one of only a few countries in the Middle East to establish relations with China in the pre-modern period.[2]
References
edit- ^ Shen, Fuwei (1996). Cultural Flow Between China and Outside World Throughout History. Beijing: Foreign Languages Press. p. 158. ISBN 978-7-119-00431-0.
- ^ a b Duan, Jiuzhou (2021). "China–Egypt Relations During the BRI Era and Beyond". In Fulton, Jonathan (ed.). Routledge Handbook on China–Middle East Relations. London: Routledge. pp. 126–136. doi:10.4324/9781003034520-11. ISBN 9781003034520. S2CID 244880753.
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