Encyclopedia of India–China Cultural Contacts v2.c11.s3.t2.13

v2.c11.s3.t2.13

The Chinese character "Qin" is equivalent to "*cīna*" in Sanskrit. The "Prince Qin" in '*Records of the Western Regions of the Great Tang*' written by Master Heun Sang is the author's translation to '*cīna-rāja*'. Siladitya referred to the emperor of '*mahā-cīna*' as '*cīna-rāja*' generally, so we can notice that he has no ideas about the origin of titles of Prince Qin and emperor of Tang. The '*Cīna-Rāja-Vijaya-Gītā*' mentioned by Siladitya can be directly translated to the song eulogizing the victory of Emperor of China.