竹步
竹步国原为黑人地。同古代木骨都束国接界。公元前后有阿拉伯人、波斯人移居,11世纪末、12世纪为伊斯兰城邦国。明朝初年与中国有交通、贸易往来。永乐年间,曾遣使明朝献方物,郑和下西洋时到过该地,其随员费信所著《星槎胜览》有记叙。当地户口不多,风俗淳朴。地无草木,垒石以居,年年干旱,都和木骨都束相同。所产有狮子、金钱豹、驼蹄鸡、龙涎香、乳香、金珀、胡椒。[1]
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