In 833, Emperor Ninmyō named Tsunetsugu the Imperial ambassador to China, with Ono Takamura his deputy. The principal aims of the mission was trade - books, art, and luxuries (such as perfume) were in high demand. The intended mission was ready by 836. Prayers at the Shintō shrine at Kitano were ordered in an attempt to ensure the success of the expedition. However, adverse weather conditions damaged the ships and forced the mission to unsuccessfully return to Japan. Due to the reluctance of the leaders to sail again, the second attempt came in 838. Takamura remained in Japan; he alleged that Tsunetsugu mistreated him. In 839 the expedition successfully reached China, after stopping in Korea to charter Korean ships, known to be of better quality than those made in Japan. He was the last envoy from Japan to China during the Heian period.[1][2] The mission party included the Buddhist monk Ennin.[2]
fujiwara, tsunetsugu, 藤原常嗣, japanese, diplomat, this, japanese, name, surname, fujiwara, mission, china, editin, emperor, ninmyō, named, tsunetsugu, imperial, ambassador, china, with, takamura, deputy, principal, aims, mission, trade, books, luxuries, such, pe. Fujiwara no Tsunetsugu 藤原常嗣 d 840 was a Japanese diplomat Fujiwara no Tsunetsugu In this Japanese name the surname is Fujiwara Mission to China editIn 833 Emperor Ninmyō named Tsunetsugu the Imperial ambassador to China with Ono Takamura his deputy The principal aims of the mission was trade books art and luxuries such as perfume were in high demand The intended mission was ready by 836 Prayers at the Shintō shrine at Kitano were ordered in an attempt to ensure the success of the expedition However adverse weather conditions damaged the ships and forced the mission to unsuccessfully return to Japan Due to the reluctance of the leaders to sail again the second attempt came in 838 Takamura remained in Japan he alleged that Tsunetsugu mistreated him In 839 the expedition successfully reached China after stopping in Korea to charter Korean ships known to be of better quality than those made in Japan He was the last envoy from Japan to China during the Heian period 1 2 The mission party included the Buddhist monk Ennin 2 Related pages editJapanese missions to Tang ChinaReferences edit Sansom George Bailey 1958 A History of Japan to 1334 p 134 a b Nussbaum Louis Frederic 2005 Fujiwara no Tsunetsugu in Japan Encyclopedia p 211 nbsp nbsp This Japanese diplomat related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Fujiwara no Tsunetsugu amp oldid 1180161882, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
