Parhae–Tang Tributary Relations (820s)

Name: Parhae–Tang Tributary Relations (820s)
Start: 820
End: 829

Type Event Region Korean Peninsula Time 820–829

In the 820s Parhae (Bohai) under King Xuan, Dae In-su, kept sending envoys to the Tang court, sustaining tributary rites and trade channels that conf…

Timeline

820–829Shangjing Longquanfu (Parhae capital) · YanbianParhae dispatched envoys from its northeastern capital bearing tribute such as horses and furs, entering Tang territory by land or sea to perform vassal rites and seek investiture and reciprocal gifts, showing the continuation of its tradition of treating the Tang as overlord.
821–829Chang'an · ShaanxiThe Tang Court of State Ceremonial received Parhae envoys; the emperor bestowed gifts, conferred titles, and returned silk, so tribute carried both political recognition and limited trade, maintaining institutional ties between Parhae and the Central Plains dynasty.

Sources

旧唐书 — 刘昫等 (945)
新唐书 — 欧阳修、宋祁等 (1060)