The Chinese Missions to Japan during the Sui and Tang Dynasties and Their Ceremonies
Resource
臺大歷史學報, 23, 199-238
Journal
臺大歷史學報
Journal Issue
23
Pages
199-238
Date Issued
1999-06
Date
1999-06
Author(s)
Kao, M.S.
Abstract
There are many mistakes in the descriptions of Nihon Shoki and Shokunihon Shoki about the missions dispatched to Japan during the Sui and Tang Dynasties. Therefore, a critical study is particularly necessary for making use of the two books as historical materials. Though not crowned by the Chinese emperors, the Japanese princes still paid tributes to China, making themselves quasi-subjects of the Chinese government. According to the Chinese worldview, the status of Japan during the Sui and Tang Dynasties was lower than the position of Korea, whose rulers were crowned by the Chinese authorities. Yet, in this way Japan was gaining more independence from Chinese influence, with her judicial system sophisticated.
Subjects
日出處
日沒處
東天皇
西皇帝
兩度再拜
鄰國
蕃國
宣論
Chinese mission
Japan
SDGs
Type
journal article