Champa's Tributary Relations with the Yuan after the War (1290s)

Timeline

1. 1290–1293Champa · ChampaAfter So Tu's expedition ended around 1285, Indravarman V died not long afterward, and his son Jaya Sinhavarman III (Che Man, r. ca. 1288–1307) succeeded him, easing tensions with the Yuan by sending envoys and avoiding another large-scale expedition.
2. 1290Dadu (the Yuan capital) · ChinaCham envoys traveled back and forth to the Yuan capital, presenting local products to show submission, while the Yuan invested Champa's rulers and demanded cooperation in military campaigns against Java and elsewhere. Both sides maintained a fragile balance between nominal vassalage and actual autonomy.
3. 1290Champa's coast · ChampaWhile maintaining control of trade routes in the South China Sea, Champa strengthened its coastal defenses against a renewed Yuan fleet. Cham ports continued to link China with the trade routes of the Southeast Asian archipelago, and diplomatic compromise did not interrupt the vitality of its maritime economy.