“Ancient Japanese Royal Authority and Tang Trade” Masaki Minagawa #MasakiMinagawa #Masaki_Minagawa #Book #History/JapaneseHistory What are "Tang goods"? Since ancient times, "Tang goods," imported from the Chinese continent, the Korean Peninsula, and the Ryukyu Islands, were highly valued by the rulers of the time. Analyzing examples of spices and animals using the keywords "trade" and "gift," this book clarifies the political and ideological nature of Tang trade within the ruling order of ancient Japanese royal authority, and depicts the history of exchanges in East Asia, mainly in the 9th and 10th centuries. Introduction: The current state and issues of "Tang goods" research - the book's problem awareness and aims / Foreign trade and "Tang goods" recognition in the Heian period (The historical significance of "Tang goods" in the ninth century <The meaning and first appearance of the word "Tang goods" / Foreign goods in Silla and Tang in the 830s / The historical significance of "Tang goods"> / Foreign trade and "Tang goods" gifts in the 9th-11th centuries <The significance of focusing on "Tang goods" / Foreign trade systems and "Tang goods" in the Heian period / "Tang goods" gifts of ancient Japanese royal authority> / Mutsu gold and "Tang goods" in the 9th-11th centuries <Mutsu gold and foreign relations / "Tang goods" and foreign relations> / Specific aspects of "Tang goods" trade in ancient Japan <Gift of spices - trade of agarwood, frankincense, and musk around the 10th century / Gift of animals - trade of parrots and peacocks in the 6th-12th centuries / Gift of koto - trade at Emperor Ninmyo's birthday celebration> / Supplementary discussion: Trade after the envoys to Tang Dynasty seen from things - using books and sheep as clues / Conclusion: Summary and future prospects - "Tang goods" trade in ancient Japan and "Eastern Eurasia"