Diplomacy and Trade in the Chinese World, 589-1276

liao 571 gratulate the Sung ruler on his ascension. This mission was received at the Sung court on Nov.2 (Sung shih 9:2b; Liao s ...

572 liao on the birthday of Sheng-tsung.^94 They arrived at the Liao court in the 10th month (Nov./.Dec.). During the same month ...

liao 573 their orders on Aug.15, 1025 (Liao shih 17:1b; Hsü Tzu-chih t’ung-chien ch’ang-pienp.921). On Apr.30, 1026, Liao envoys ...

574 liao and another two envoys to congratulate on the birthday of his empress (Liao shih 17:4b). On Jan.25, 1028, Liao envoys a ...

liao 575 late the Empress Dowager on the New Year’s Day of Feb.5. On Feb.1, other envoys arrived to congratulate Jen-tsung on th ...

576 liao went through the act of weeping. He suspended the court for seven days and sent four envoys to the Liao court to condol ...

liao 577 On Feb.17, 1032, Liao envoys arrived at the Sung court to con- gratulate on the birthday of the Empress Dowager^118 (Hs ...

578 liao than usual, it should receive 300 ounces of gold over and above the value of these gifts (Hsü Tzu-chih t’ung-chien ch’a ...

liao 579 On Jan.26, 1036, Liao envoys arrived at the Sung court to con- gratulate on the New Year’s Day of Jan.31 (Hsü Tzu-chih ...

580 liao On May 6, 1039, Liao envoys arrived at the Sung court to con- gratulate on the birthday of Jen-tsung^130 (Hsü Tzu-chih ...

liao 581 birthday of Jen-tsung^133 (Hsü Tzu-chih t’ung-chien ch’ang-pien pp.1192- 1193). On Dec.26, 1041, two Sung envoys arrive ...

582 liao in at times vehement discussions, to increase the annual payments of silver and silk in return for keeping the ten pref ...

liao 583 immediately sent envoys to convey this information to the Sung court (Liao shih 19:3b, 4a; 115:8a). On May 22, 1043, en ...

584 liao Hsing-tsung arrived at the Sung court to congratulate on the New Year’s Day of Feb.9 (Hsü Tzu-chih t’ung-chien ch’ang-p ...

liao 585 On Jan.21, 1050, envoys from the Liao Empress Dowager and from Hsing-tsung arrived at the Sung court to congratulate on ...

586 liao Hsing-tsung arrived at the Sung court to congratulate on the birthday of Jen-tsung^153 (Hsü Tzu-chih t’ung-chien ch’ang ...

liao 587 adjusted on Oct.22, presumably because of Hsing-tsung’s death (Hsü Tzu-chih t’ung-chien ch’ang-pien p.1669). On Sep.26, ...

588 liao portrait of the emperor.^158 Jen-tsung sent an envoy in response (Sung shih 12:12a; Hsü Tzu-chih t’ung-chien ch’ang-pie ...

liao 589 from Tao-tsung arrived at the Sung court to congratulate on the New Year’s Day of Feb.15. They departed on Feb.29 (Hsü ...

590 liao On Jan.29, 1066, the New Year’s Day, Sung envoys congratulated at the Liao court. Soon thereafter, one of the envoys di ...