which, according to tradition, belonged to the great Solomon. The caliph’s letter was as follows:
“Greeting, in the name of the sovereign guide of the right way, from the dependent on God, Haroon al Rusheed, whom God hath set in the place of vicegerent to his prophet, after his ancestors of happy memory, to the potent and esteemed Raja of Serendib.
“We received your letter with joy, and send you this from our imperial residence,
which, according to tradition, belonged to the great Solomon. The caliph’s letter was as follows:
“Greeting, in the name of the sovereign guide of the right way, from the dependent on God, Haroon al Rusheed, whom God hath set in the place of vicegerent to his prophet, after his ancestors of happy memory, to the potent and esteemed Raja of Serendib.
“We received your letter with joy, and send you this from our imperial residence,
