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Renewal Negotiations of the Song-Liao Chanyuan Treaty

Type Event Region China Time 1044

In 1044, Song and Liao continued diplomacy under the Chanyuan Treaty and 1042 Qingli tribute increase, coordinating pressure on Western Xia and the S…

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  1. 1044Kaifeng · Northern SongLiao sent envoys to Song to continue negotiations on annual tribute delivery after the Qingli increase and its relation to the old Chanyuan Treaty; the Song court maintained the increased annual tribute of 100,000 each of silver and silk per the 1042 agreement.
  2. 1044Liao-Xia border · Western XiaLiao Emperor Xingzong, per the tribute-increase agreement, pressured Western Xia, sending Yelu Dilie and others to order Li Yuanhao to make peace with Song, creating conditions for the Song-Xia Qingli peace settlement that year and also straining Liao-Xia relations.
  3. 1044Bao'an Command (modern Zhidan, Shaanxi) · Northern SongIn October, Song and Western Xia reached the Qingli peace settlement; Li Yuanhao dropped the imperial title and submitted as a subject, Song granted annual gifts and reopened border markets; Liao's clauses restraining Western Xia were partly fulfilled, and the Song-Liao-Xia triangular diplomacy under the Chanyuan framework temporarily stabilized.

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