Strangers at the Heavenly Court

This open access book examines the first modern diplomatic contact between Europe and East Asia: the 1517 Portuguese embassy to China. The experience did not end well, for in 1521, the Ming Court decided to cut off relations, and a battle broke out between the Guangdong and Portuguese fleets. This w...

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Strangers at the Heavenly Court
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Portuguese Asia
European Age of Exploration
History of China-Portugal Relations
Early Modern Global History
Tribute System
Maritime Ban
History of Government Bureaucracy
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