Chinese Sources of South Asian History in Translation : Data for Study of India-China Relations Through History, Vol. IV. The Golden Period of India-China Relations (6th Century AD - 10th Century AD)

Contents: Foreword. Preface. Reading guide. Chinese chronology. Table of transliteration. Abbreviations. Introduction. Chinese Texts translated: XIX. History of the Liang Dynasty (Liangshu). XX. History of the Sui Dynasty (Suishu). XXI. Old history of the Tang Dynasty (Jiu Tangshu). XXII. (New) History of the Tang Dynasty (Xin) (Tangshu). XXIII. Important arts for the people’s welfare (Lit. Equality) (Qimin Yaoshu). XXIV. Book records of the northern hall (Beitang Shu Chao) XXV. Classified collection of art and literature (Yiwen Leiju). XXVI. The history of Chen Dynasty (Chenshu). XXVII. History of Northern QI Dynasty (Beiqi Shu). XXVIII. History of the (Northern) Zhou Dynasty (Zhoushu). XXIX. History of the Southern Dynasties (Nanshi). XXX. History of the Northern Dynasties (Beishi). XXXI. Pearl Forest in the Garden of the Dharma (Fayuan Zhulin). XXXII. Supplementary material to the history of the Tang Period (Tang Guoshibu). XXXIII. Book of the man (Southern) Tribes (Manshu). XXXIV. First Tortoise of the Imperial archive (Cefu Yuangui). XXXV. Miscellaneous notes on Youyang (Youyang Zazu). Bibliography. Chinese Glossary. General index.

Subtitled The Golden Period of India-China Relations the work contains extremely important data on China, Central Asia and India till the middle of the tenth century AD. Of special interest are the personal relations between Emperor Harsavardhana and the Chinese Monk Xuanzang (Hiuen Tsang), the remark of the Indian emeper of after meeting the Chinese pilgrim, details about some of the accounts given by Wang Xuance, the Chinese envoy to India whose written accounts are lost now, as well as the political relations between the states of Kashmir, Tibet vis-a-vis China, and so on. A must read for scholars and students of ancient and medieval history of Asia.