Diplomacy and Trade in the Chinese World, 589-1276

90 continental south asia and the islands

1029: 789 catties of putchuck from Champa.
1030: 700 catties of putchuck from Champa.
1077: putchuck from Chu-lien.

Spices

966: 20,000 cardamoms from Champa.
977: 50 catties of cloves from Champa.
986: 50 catties of cloves from Champa.
990: cardamoms from Champa.
992: 10 catties of cloves from She-p’o.
997: 200 catties of pepper from Champa.
1007: cloves from Pagan.
1011: cloves from Pagan.
1011: 60 catties of cardamom, 200 catties of nutmeg, and 200 catties
of pepper from Champa.
1015: cardamoms from Champa.
1018: 80 catties of cloves, 65 catties of cardamom, and 100 catties of
fennel from Champa.
1022: cassia bark from Chiao-chih.
1072: cloves and cubebs from Champa.
1077: cloves from Chu-lien.

Trees, Plants, and Fruits

647: [seeds of] a Bodhi tree, a jackfruit tree, and a white poplar from
Magadha.
966: 50 catties of betel nuts from Champa.
974: dates from “rivijaya.
993: 12 catties of betel nuts and 50 coconuts from Champa.
1001: 35 catties of stems of coptis teeta, 100 catties of lithospermus
officiniale, 10,000 catties of sapan wood from Chou-mei-liu.
1011: dates from San-ma-lan.
1015: betel nuts from Champa.
1018: 1,500 catties of betel nuts from Champa.

Minerals, Ores, Metals, and Naphta

958: naphta from Champa.