Encyclopedia of India–China Cultural Contacts v2.c14.27

v2.c14.27

Many Indian kingdoms either sent envoys or “offered local produce” to Tang Dynasty. According to a rough estimate, during 140 years from 2^nd year of Wu De Era (619 CE) to first year of Qian Yuan Era (758 CE), over 80 missions were sent from a dozen Indian kingdoms, among others, Kophen, Oddiyana, Magadha, Nepal, Gandhara, Mallava, south India, Bruzha, west India and central India. Kophen sent many envoys. Second to it were Bruzha and south India which sent envoys eight times each. Later on, fewer and fewer Indian envoys were recorded and trade was replaced by maritime trade to a considerable extent.