Sung Document
The
Sung Document is a work of a
Chinese author circa
1178. Its importance lies in the claim that the land it describes as being reached by
Muslim sailors, "Mu-Lan-Pi", is in fact
the Americas (it has also been specifically associated with the area now known as
California).
If the identification is correct then this document provides one of the earliest records written evidence of travel from the Eurasian continent to the Americas. However, it should be noted that the identification of Mu-Lan-Pi with America is still very doubtful.