Japanese Missions To Imperial China - Envoys To The Ming Court

Envoys To The Ming Court

Japanese envoys to the Ming court were received as ambassadors.

  • 1373-1406 (Ōan 6 – Ōei 13): Embassies between China and Japan.
  • 1397 (Ōei 4, 8th month): an Imperial ambassador is dispatched from Emperor Go-Komatsu to the Ming Court.
  • 1401 (Ōei 8): Ashikaga Yoshimitsu sends a diplomatic mission to China as a tentative first step in re-initiating trade between Japan and Ming China. The formal diplomatic letter conveyed to the Emperor of China was accompanied by a gift of 1000 ounces of gold and diverse objects.
  • 1402 (Ōei 9): A letter from the Jianwen Emperor of China was received by Yoshimitsu; and this formal communication mistakenly accords the title "king of Japan" to the Japanese shogun.

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