Place names
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z| Mogadishu (木骨都束) |
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Phonetically "Mu-gu-du-shu", this is widely recognized to represent Mogadishu on the African coast in today's Somalia. For the links between Ming China and African polities, see Shen Fu-wei (1990; 447-90). See also Mills (1970).
For information on further Chinese sources relating to this polity, see Chen, Xie and Lu (1986; 194).