Diplomacy and Trade in the Chinese World, 589-1276

liao 611

807- 826 9

827- 846 9

847- 866 0

867- 886 1

887- 906 0

907- 926 12

927- 946 77

947- 966 2

967- 986 15

987-1006 7

1007-1026 50

1027-1046 67

1047-1066 50

1067-1086 44

1087-1106 44

After the middle of the 7th century, relations between the Khitan and
the T’ang cooled, culminating in the war of 696-697. They there-
after improved until after the middle of the 9th century, when they
again lapsed. With the Five Dynasties, relations once more warmed,
reaching the highest intensity with the Later T’ang (923-936) and
especially the Later Chin (936-946). Even though the Later Chou
and Sung were at war with the Khitan from 951 to 1005, missions
kept coming. Relations became regular after 1005 and settled into
diplomatic routine.
The specified goods brough by the Khitan/Liao missions fall into
the following categories:

Humans

908: one male and one young girl.

Animals and Animal Products

Horses

619: fine horses.
623: fine horses.
719: 10 horses.
724: horses.