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Goryeo–Song Trade

Type Event Region Korean Peninsula Time 1080–1089

In the 1080s CE, Goryeo maintained active trade with Northern Song via maritime tribute and private merchant ships, exporting ginseng and lacquerware…

Timeline

  1. 1081–1084Dengzhou · Northern SongGoryeo sent envoys bearing state letters and tribute goods by sea from the west coast to Dengzhou, entering the capital for audience. The mission carried specialty goods such as ginseng and horses; Song reciprocated with silk, porcelain, and investiture edicts conferring official titles.
  2. 1083–1089West coast port of Kaesong · GoryeoSong merchant ships arrived at Goryeo ports, trading porcelain, copper coins, and books for local specialties. The Goryeo government taxed and regulated trade, and the inflow of Song coinage spurred Goryeo's commercial development.
  3. 1085–1089Kaesong · GoryeoSong woodblock editions of Confucian classics, Buddhist texts, and porcelain imported through trade entered Goryeo's elite society, advancing scholarship and crafts in Kaesong and deepening cultural ties between the two countries.

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