Champa–Song Exchanges

Timeline

1. 1037–1039Bianjing · HenanThe king of Champa sent envoys with memorial documents and local products to pay tribute at the Northern Song capital Bianjing; Emperor Renzong of Song dispatched envoys to invest the king and return brocade, porcelain, and copper coins. Both sides reaffirmed vassalage rites, and Champa thereby obtained Song market goods and political recognition.
2. 1039–1040Champa ports · ChampaChampa's coastal ports received Song ships and Nanyang merchant vessels, exporting spices and ivory and importing Chinese silk, porcelain, and currency; Champa merchants also extended along the tribute envoy network to ports such as Guangzhou and Quanzhou, keeping the South China Sea tributary trade system running.