page_title: Bangladesh–Kenya relations
section_title: History
hierarchical_section_title: Bangladesh–Kenya relations / History
caption_attribution_description: English: On 20 September 1414, Bengali envoys presented a tribute giraffe in the name of King Saif Al-Din Hamzah Shah of Bengal (r. 1410–12) to the Yongle Emperor of Ming China (r. 1402–24). The Yongle Emperor commissioned Shen Du to paint this giraffe. This file depicts the original painting by Shen Du. Čeština: 20. září 1414 vyslanci z Bengálska předvedli Jung-lemu, císaři čínské říše Ming, tribut, jehož součástí byla i žirafa. Císař Jung-le přikázal umělci jménem Šen Tu žirafu namalovat. Tento soubor zobrazuje originál Šen Tuovy malby.
context_page_description: Bangladesh–Kenya relations refer to the bilateral relations between Bangladesh and Kenya.
context_section_description: Records exist of envoys from the Kenyan city-state of Malindi being hosted in the court of the Bengal Sultanate. Animals constituted a significant part of tributes in medieval Bengali courts. The Kenyan envoys brought giraffes, which were also noticed by the Chinese envoys in Bengal. Sultan Shihabuddin Bayazid Shah then gifted one of the Masai giraffes to Emperor Yongle of Ming China in 1414.
caption: The Kenyan giraffe gifted by the Sultan of Bengal to China in 1414
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