After the coming of the Mongols to the Western world, accounts placed the king in Central Asia, and eventually Portuguese explorers convinced themselves that they had found him in Ethiopia.
Setelah kedatangan bangsa Mongol ke dunia Barat, berbagai catatan menyatakan bahwa raja tersebut berada di Asia Tengah, dan kemudian para penjelajah Portugis menyatakan bahwa mereka menemukannya di Ethiopia.