There's a history from Tang dynasty that the last persian line of royal family ended up in china...what you guys think?
One can see the lion statues, the martial arts and fashion somehow flow thru Tang china...in prince of persia no doubt there immense trade and cultural exhanges between this 2 great civilizations
Last prince of persia died around 700 in the West, still fighting the Arabs wherever he could. His son-- who also became a respected general in the Chinese army, wrote this in his diary..
Pirooz requested only a simple burial and the Chinese emperor approved. The entire exiled court was in attendance along with the Chinese emperor. The Chinese emperor held Pirooz's shaking hands. Pirooz looked west and said: "I have done what I could for my homeland (Persia) and I have no regrets." Then, he looked east and said: "I am grateful to China, my new homeland." Then he looked at his immediate family and all the Persians in attendance and said: "Contribute your talents and devote it to the emperor. We are no longer Persians. We are now Chinese." Then, he died peacefully. A beautiful horse was made to gallop around his coffin 33 times before burial, because this was the number of military victories he had during his lifetime. Pirooz was a great Chinese general and great Persian prince devoted and loyal to his people.