Diplomacy and Trade in the Chinese World, 589-1276

the southwest 253

987-1000: 12

1007-1026: 5

Missions were most frequent from 707 to 846, with 747 to 766 as
the lowest point. This was the time of An Lu-shan’s rebellion and its
aftermath and also of the deepest Tibetan inroads into China. Then
followed the period of chaos in Tibet, with, however, increased tribal
missions to the Five Dynasties and early Sung. The statistics for the
11th century may be incomplete. In addition, 12 missions from the
Tibetans to the Liao are recorded for 953 to 1104.
The specified goods brought by the Tibetan missions to China fall
into the following categories:

Animals and Animal Products

Horses

654: 100 wild horses.
703: 1000 horses.
805: horses.
817: 10 horses.
822: 60 horses.
827: horses.
836: horses.
837: horses.
839: horses.
930: 80 horses.
961: fine horses
967: horses.
983: horses.
984: horses.
994: 1000 horses.
995: fine horses.
998: 2000 horses.
1002: 5000 horses.
1003: fine horses.
1004: fine horses.
1012: horses.