China, Song Dynasty, Emperor Shenzong (1067-1085 CE), Xi Ning Yuan Bao (1068-1077 CE)

Contact between China and Europe had largely been broken since the Roman era. However in 1081, Chinese records indicate that Shenzong received a diplomatic mission from the Byzantine emperor, Michael VII Doukas.

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