but contains the first compass rose known to have been used on such a chart. Mali Empire The Mali Empire and its riches are shown under the rule of Mansa Musa. The caption reads: India The western part of the Indian subcontinent is clearly depicted, and several of the location names are accurate. To the north appears the Sultan of Delhi (Rey de delli), the ruler of the contemporary Delhi Sultanate, with his flag on numerous cities (). The caption reads: In the center of India appears the traditional Yadava capital of Diogil ("Deogiri", or Devagiri ). On top of the city of Diogil floats a peculiar flag (), while coastal cities are under the black flag of the Delhi Sultanate (). Devagiri was ultimately captured by Alauddin Khalji of the Delhi Sultanate in 1307. The trading ship raises the flag of the Ilkhanate (). Its caption reads: To the south , at the tip of India, appears the "King of Colombo" with a Christian flag (). He was identified as Christian due to the early Saint Thomas Christianity there (since at least the 8th century), and the Catholic mission there under Jordanus since 1329. His caption reads: Jordanus, Christian missionary to Colombo from 1329, who wrote "Book of Marvels" (Mirabilia descripta, 1340), was probably the source of the information about Colombo in the Catalan Atlas. He mentions the earlier presence of the Saint Thomas Christians in India. Il-Khanate The Mongol Il-Khanate ruler and his dominions are depicted in the area of Persia under the title "Rey del tauris", after his capital city of Tabriz. The Ilkhanate flag also appears: . The caption is only related to the city of Babylon: Over him appears a city within a sphere, with the following caption, mentioning the Persian city of Shiraz and Ptolemy: Two ships with flags of the Ilkhanate appears on the India Ocean, sailing to and from the Indian coast, where appear flags of the Delhi Sultanate. The label attached to one of the ships reads: Golden Horde The Mongol polity of the Golden Horde is accurately depicted north of the Caspian sea. The ruler named Jani Beg has been identified in this representation, being mentioned as "Jambech senyor de Sarra", and the flag of the Golden Horde also appears (). The caption to the right reads: The symbolism of the Golden Horde flag depicted by the Catalan Atlas ()