Ancient Indian Colonies in the Far East (Vol. I: Champa; Vol. II: Suvarnadvipa) v2.c13.344
Ancient Indian Colonies in the Far East (Vol. I: Champā; Vol. II: Suvarṇadvīpa) v2.c13.344
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v2.c13.344
“Formerly, during the reign of Fan-Chan, a man called Kia-Siang-li came from India to Fou-Nan for purposes of trade. He gave a short account of India to Fan-Chan who then asked him : “What is the distance of India ? How long does it take to go to that country ?” Kia-Siang-li replied : “India is about 30,000 li from here. A journey to India and back would require, three or four years”¹ This passage and another statement of K’ang T’ai² shows that the earliest intercourse between India and the Far East was through adventurous merchants, and it was well established as early as the third century A. D.