Sun Quan sent the envoys Kang Tai and Zhu Ying to the southern countries. In Funan they saw walled towns, palaces, archives and a script like India's, and their reports are the main early account of the kingdom.
Exploration
Kang Tai and Zhu Ying's mission to Funan
- 240s – 240s CE
- Southeast Asia
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