Editing 198 BC (section)

==== China ====
* Following the defeat of the [[Han Chinese|Han]] at the hands of [[Modu Chanyu]] of the [[Xiongnu]] at [[Baideng]] in [[200 BC]], courtier [[Liu Jing (Ming Dynasty)|Liu Jing]] (劉敬) is dispatched by Han emperor [[Emperor Gaozu of Han|Gaozu]] for negotiations. The peace settlement eventually reached between the parties includes a Han princess given in marriage to the chanyu (called [[heqin]] 和親 or "harmonious kinship"); periodic tribute of [[silk]], [[liquor]] and [[rice]] to the Xiongnu; equal status between the states; and the [[Great Wall]] as mutual border. This treaty sets the pattern for relations between the Han and the Xiongnu for some sixty years.
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