Iran circa 1271
Marco Polo (Henry Yule and Henri Cordier 3d Edition), The Travels of Marco Polo, 1920, Chapter XVI: Concerning the Great City of Yasdi.
There are many fine woods upon the way, such as one can easily ride through; and in them there is great sport to be had in hunting and hawking, there being partridges and quails and abundance of other game, so that the merchants who pass that way have plenty of diversion.
