66 continental south asia and the islands
of sandalwood, two betel nut trays, 12 swords adorned with gold and
silver, seven white cockatoos,^144 40 bamboo mats with woven patterns,
and valuable ornaments. The envoys on their own offered 67 catties
of large tortoise shells, five catties of white baroos camphor, 10 cat-
ties of cloves, and 20 bamboo mats with woven patterns. When they
returned to She-p’o after a long stay, they were given gold, silk, fine
horses, and military implements (Sung shih 5:14b; Sung hui-yao kao ts’e
197;Wen-hsien t’ung-k’ao 332:14b-15a).
On Aug.8, 1014, an edict referred to the arrival of envoys from
She-p’o (Sung hui-yao kao 10122:11b).
In the 6th month (July) of 1109, envoys from the She-p’o State
offered gifts. An edict ordered that the protocol for these envoys should
be the same as for those from Chiao-chih (Sung shih 20:9b; 489:17b;
Wen-hsien t’ung-k’ao 332:15a).
On Jan.21, 1129, the Southern Sung appointed the ruler of She-p’o
Military Commissioner of the non-existant Army Which Cherishes the
Distance, Surveillance and Supervisory Commissioner and Inspector
of the non-existant Lin commandery,^145 in charge of all its military
matters, Imperial Household Grandee of the Golden Seal and Purple
Ribbon, Acting Minister of Works and Concurrent Grandee Secretary,
and Supreme Pillar of State, and recognized him as king of She-p’o.
Subsequently, he was made Acting Minister over the Masses (Sung shih
489:17b-18a;Sung hui-yao kao ts’e 197; Wen-hsien t’ung-k’ao 332:15a).
On Aug.14, 1131, the Maritime Trade Commissioner of Kuang-
nan in present Kuang-tung reported to the court that the She-p’o
barbarians wished to trade locally. An edict did not allow it (Sung
hui-yao kao ts’e 197).
Three missions are recorded from She-p’o to the T’ang, three to
the Northern Sung, and none to the Southern Sung.
Po-ni
On Nov.3, 977, the first mission from the king of Po-ni arrived at
the Sung court. It included a deputy named P’u-ya-li. The envoys
presented a letter and offered large-sliced baroos camphor, green
(^144) Sung hui-yao kao says one cockatoo.
(^145) Note that the various offices concerned with the non-existant Lin commandery
had almost simultaneously been conferred on also kings of Champa.