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  Early Western travelers, traveling to   India , Persia, Turkey, or China, would frequently remark on the absence of change in fashion in those countries. The Japanese   shōgun ' s secretary bragged (not completely accurately) to a Spanish visitor in 1609 that   Japanese clothing   had not changed in over a thousand years. [7]   However, there is considerable evidence in   Ming China   of rapidly changing fashions in   Chinese clothing . [8]   Changes in costume often took place at times of economic or social change, as occurred in ancient Rome and the medieval   Caliphate , followed by a long period without significant changes. In 8th-century   Moorish Spain , the musician   Ziryab   introduced to   Córdoba [9] [ unreliable source ] [10]   sophisticated   clothing-styles based on seasonal and daily fashions from his native Baghdad, modified by his inspiration. Similar changes in fashion occurred in t...