Diplomacy and Trade in the Chinese World, 589-1276

chin 651 On Sep.28, 1190, Sung envoys arrived at the Chin court to con- gratulate on the birthday of Chang-tsung. They had recei ...

652 chin other Chin envoys arrived at the Southern Sung court for the same purpose. They had received their orders on Nov.30, 11 ...

chin 653 court. They had received their orders on Dec.10, 1193, and arrived on Jan.20, 1194 (Sung shih 36:14a; Chin shih 10:4b, ...

654 chin On Nov.20, 1195, a Master of Writing of the Ministry of Personnel and other Chin envoys arrived at the Southern Sung co ...

chin 655 orders on Nov.2, 1197. Chin envoys had arrived at the Southern Sung court on Feb.4 to congratulate on the same occasion ...

656 chin On Jan.18, 1200, the New Year’s Day, Southern Sung envoys congratulated at the Chin court. They had received their orde ...

chin 657 On Mar.17, 1201, Ning-tsung sent envoys to Chin to thank for the condolence [for the empress]. This mission was receive ...

658 chin On Nov.22, 1203, a Master of Writing of the Ministry of Punish- ments and other Chin envoys arrived at the Southern Sun ...

chin 659 In Southern Sung, a war party led by Han T’o-chou had come to power, and tensions with the Jurchen had been steadily ri ...

660 chin among those congratuling on Sep.24 (Sung shih 38:17b; Chin shih 12: 15b). It became soon apparent that the Chinese coul ...

chin 661 On Dec.29, 1208, Emperor Chang-tsung of Chin died, aged 41. He was succeeded by the 7th son of Shih-tsung, born by a co ...

662 chin the spring of 1211 the Mongols had begun their raids into its north- Chinese territories. The envoy was unable to proce ...

chin 663 the Southern Sung court on Feb.8, 1214 for the celebration on the 12th (Sung shih 39:10a, 10b). On Apr.26, 1214, Chin o ...

664 chin 9th month (Oct./Nov.) (Sung shih 39:13b; Chin shih 14:21b). On Feb.8, 1217, the New Year’s Day, Southern Sung envoys co ...

chin 665 Qan Möngke on Aug.12, 1259, and a subsequent succession crisis, brought on a pause in hostilities. This was not used by ...

666 chin their coffins. These efforts became even more urgent after the Lady Hsing, whom Kao-tsung had made empress in absentia, ...

chin 667 cated emperors, to each other, with three exceptions. Chin did not announce the murder of Hsi-tsung in 1150, the murder ...

668 chin Virtue and Marquis of of Aggravated Stupidity, were blatant insults. No Chin emperor requested a Chinese princess in ma ...

chin 669 24 birthday missions to the Southern Sung court. That makes it pos- sible to calculate the days elapsed from the orders ...

670 chin since 1129. In 1155, a Southern Sung envoy on his return from a mis- sion was sentenced to dismissal for disrespect. In ...