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Some Chinese Sources on the Khazars and Khwarazm |
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时间：2009-7-24 13:48:37 来源：不详
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e aforementioned three visits, the others are recorded in the Cefu yuangui, a large handbook compiled under the sponsorship of the court from 1005 to 1013. The chief editors were the courtiers Wang Qinruo and Yang Yi. The Cefu yuangui comprises 1,000 volumes, based on the contemporary books as much as possible. However, some books, such as novels, were regarded as not ethical by the court and hence excluded. The data taken from numerous books are organized together under 1104 subjects, thus, it became one of the largest handbooks in the Siku quanshu ( Four Vaults Collection ) and famous for its rich information.
In volume 971, “part of tribute”, we find accounts on the Khwarazmian emissaries:
In May of the 12th year of Tianbao (753) Huoxun pay tributes of purple deer fur, raw white shimi (stone honey) and black salt.[24]
In March of the 14th year of Tianbao (755), Shaofen (Schwouschfar), the vice-king of Samarkand and also ruler of Huoxun, and Sheahu, the king of Cao guo (Kebud) send their envoys to call on and make tribute to the court.
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