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Srivijaya's Chinese Chronicles: The Song Dynasty View of Sanfoqi
In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore how Song dynasty Chinese officials and geographers saw Srivijaya, known to them as Sanfoqi. Drawing on the Song Huiyao, the Zhufan Zhi of Zhao Rugua, and other Chinese records, we uncover a detailed portrait of a powerful maritime tributary. We learn how Srivijayan embassies arrived at the Chinese court bearing gifts like ivory, frankincense, and even a trained elephant, and how the Chinese demanded that the maharaja kowtow. We examine the tribute missions recorded in the Song Shihu, the inflation of titles by Chinese bureaucrats, and the shifting…
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