Encyclopedia of India–China Cultural Contacts v2.c14.s4.t29.3

v2.c14.s4.t29.3

According to volume 326 of ‘*History of Ming Dynasty*’, in the seventh year of Yongle, Ming Dynasty (1409 CE), Ghiyasuddin sent an envoy to pay gifts to Ming Emperor once again with more than 230 attendants. Emperor Yongle granted the King a great reward. After that, Ghiyasuddin paid gifts every year in order to actively foster cordial relations between the two countries. “In the tenth year of Yongle, Ming Dynasty (1413 CE), when the diplomatic corps were coming soon, the Emperor sent an officer to welcome and entertain them in Zhenjiang. When they were going to have dinner, the envoy said their King had died. Therefore, the officer went to their country to hold a memorial ceremony for the King, and then the heir Saifuddin (Saifoding) was dubbed the new King. In the twelfth year of Yongle, Ming Dynasty (1415 CE), the heir king sent an envoy with a letter expressing his thanks and gave giraffes, famous horses and native products. The protocol officer asked for congratulation, but the Emperor did not permit him. The next year (1416 CE), Houxian was sent to give presents to the country. The King, princess and ministers were all granted. In the third year of Zhengtong, Ming Dynasty (1438 CE), giraffes were given as gift and officials of all ranks congratulated. The next year (1439 CE), the King gave gifts again, which did not happen from then on. That country had vast territory and abundant resources, and commercial intercourses were prosperous in every city, which made the country as flourishing as China. ” Official documents were conducted transmission and hand-over among different departments. A lot of technologies such as medicine, divination, yinyang, various handcrafts and skills were all spread from China in the previous years. The King respected the imperial court of China very much. Once upon he heard about the coming of an envoy from China,