There seems to have been the introduction of new words into the Chinese language from Sanskrit. A.D. 964 Chinese monk Chi-Ye visits India. The era of great maritime voyages begins. Trade flourishes between South India and China, principally during the Southern Song and Yuan dynastic periods. These contacts include the exchange of envoys in the late 13th Century.
China seeks to establish ties with the.
China sends Yang Dingli as an envoy. The accompanying Chinese vessel is blown up off the coast of Quilon, by the ruler's military. A.D. 1278 Official contacts are finally established between Quilon and China. A.D. 1281 Chinese contacts are established throughout the Malabar coast. During the rule of Mohamad Bin Tughlq, Chinese efforts at diplomacy are continually spurned.