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Champa–Song Relations in the 1010s

Type Event Region Southeast Asia Time 1010–1019

In the early eleventh century, Champa and Northern Song maintained complex interactions through tribute, investiture, and maritime trade;…

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  1. 1010–1019Bianjing (Northern Song capital) · ChinaChampa envoys traveled by sea route to the Song court bearing tribute of spices, ivory, and other goods; the Song court, according to custom, invested the king of Champa and bestowed silk, porcelain, and other return gifts, maintaining the ritual order and political recognition of the suzerain-vassal relationship.
  2. 1010–1019South China Sea–Champa coastal routes · South China SeaChampa controlled the eastern Indochinese coast and nodes along South China Sea routes, conducting entrepôt trade with Song merchants and Southeast Asian ports, while also having to cope with overland pressure and maritime competition arising from the rise of the Lý dynasty of Jiaozhi.

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