Diplomacy and Trade in the Chinese World, 589-1276

the turkic tribes 471 closer trade connections. This was rejected by the T’ang court (Tzu- chih t’ung-chien p.8107). In the 12th ...

472 the turkic tribes ...

the tang-hsiang 473 The Tang-hsiang. The Tang-hsiang, like the Tibetans, were Tanguts. Their original habitat was to the southea ...

474 the tang-hsiang In the 2nd month (Mar./Apr.) of 918, Tang-hsiang envoys to the Khitan court offered gifts (Liao shih 1:10a-1 ...

the tang-hsiang 475 In the 1st month (Jan./Feb.) of 934, Tang-hsiang offered a deer to the Khitan court (Liao shih 70:4a). In th ...

476 the tang-hsiang In the 3rd month (Mar./Apr.) of 993, Tang-hsiang offered gifts to the Sung court and were presented with bro ...

the tang-hsiang 477 great chiefs of the eight tribes of the Tsang-ts’ai presented fine horses to the Sung court (Sung shih 491:1 ...

478 the tang-hsiang In 1011, sons of the chiefs of the Western and Central tribes of the Tsang-ts’ai were received at the Sung c ...

hsia 479 Hsia When the Tang-hsiang in the latter half of the 7th century migrated into T’ang territories, the most powerful grou ...

480 hsia In 967, it became known at the Sung court that Yi-yin had died. T’ai-tsu suspended the court for three days, conferred ...

hsia 481 T’ai-tsung’s attempt to buy the support of the Tanguts through Chi-p’eng failed. One party among them resented Chi-p’en ...

482 hsia Sung territories. On Feb.22, 991, his envoys announced another vic- tory over Sung (Liao shih 13:1b, 2a, 2a; 115:6b). O ...

hsia 483 On Mar.1, 995, envoys from Chi-ch’ien to the Sung court offered fine horses and camels (Sung shih 5:22a; 485:7a). On Ap ...

484 hsia gifts. On July 11, Hsia informed the Liao court that it had conquered Sung territory. Sheng-tsung congratulated. In the ...

hsia 485 On Apr.3, 1004, envoys from Te-ming to the Liao court presented Chi-ch’ien’s testamentary gifts. On July 21, Sheng-tsun ...

486 hsia In 1010, Hsia suffered from a famine. Te-ming requested 1,000,000 bushels of grain from the Sung, which was provided (S ...

hsia 487 1000 ounces, 1000 bolts of silken fabrics, and silver horse trappings washed in gold. He also sent an Audience Usher to ...

488 hsia On Dec.23, 1032, envoys from Hsia to the Liao court congratulated [on the enthronement of Hsing-tsung] (Liao shih 18:3b ...

hsia 489 On Aug.30, 1040, envoys from Jen-tsung to the Liao court announced that Sung was at war with Hsia (Liao shih 18:8b; 115 ...

490 hsia On Sep.28, 1044, another Hsia mission was received at the Liao court. The authorities once more concluded that the envo ...