544 liao
furs, wooden bowls, and ginseng (Chiu Wu-tai shih 76:13a; Ts’e-fu yüan-
kuei p.5035).
On July 13, 937, a Master of Writing of the Ministry of Households
and other Later Chin envoys to the Khitan court proposed the return
to their state of three territories occupied by the Khitan in exchange
for honorific titles and an annual tribute raised to 300,000 bolts of
silk. T’ai-tsung rejected the offer (Liao shih 3:11b).
On Aug.22, 937, Later Chin envoys informed the Khitan court of
a rebellion (Liao shih 3:11b).
On Aug.28, 937, T’ai-tsung sent an envoy to the Later Chin court
(Liao shih 3:11b).
On Sep.10, 937, Later Chin envoys to the Khitan court begged to
offer honorific titles. This was rejected (Liao Shih 3:12a).
On Sep.17, 937, envoys from the rulers of both Later Chin and
Southern T’ang^24 to the Khitan court offered gifts (Liao shih 3:12a).
On Sep.27, 937, Later Chin envoys informed the Khitan court that
Kao-tsu had moved his capital to Pien (K’ai-feng) and that a rebellion
had been suppressed (Liao shih 3:12a).
On Oct.17, 937, T’ai-tsung sent an envoy to the Later Chin and
Southern T’ang courts (Liao shih 3:12a).
On Nov.6, 937, Later Chin envoys congratulated on the birthday of
the Khitan Empress Dowager (widow of T’ai-tsu) (Liao shih 3:12a).
On Dec.15, 937, Khitan envoys to the Later Chin court requested
physicians. On Jan.14, 938, these physicians arrived at the Khitan
court (Liao shih 3:12a).
On Feb.2, 938, the New Year’s Day, envoys from the Later Chin and
other countries congratulated at the Khitan court (Liao shih 4:1a).
On Feb.22, 938, T’ai-tsung sent envoys to the Later Chin court
(Liao shih 4:1a).
On June 8, 938, Later Chin envoys to the Khitan court again
proposed that T’ai-tsung accept honorific titles from their ruler. This
time, it was approved (Liao shih 4:1b).
On July 15, 938, Southern T’ang envoys offered gifts to the Khitan
court (Liao shih 4:1b).
On Aug.16, 938, T’ai-tsung sent envoys to offer horses to the Later
Chin court (Liao shih 4:1b).
On Aug.20, T’ai-tsung sent one envoy to the Later Chin court and
(^24) Southern T’ang had replaced the Wu State and occupied the same territory.