Original Name:
Dhufar
Chinese Name:
祖法兒
Notes:
A maritime polity recorded in connection with the eunuch-led voyages in the early 15th century. It appears to represent the name "Dhufar", an obsolete name for Al-Mansura, on the southern coast of Arabia (Mills 1970; 151-54, 223).
For information on further Chinese sources relating to this polity, see Chen, Xie and Lu (1986; 426, 607).