Published online by Cambridge University Press: 12 January 2024
Chapter 1 examines the geographical and historical setting of Jiaozhi. Thanks to the sea, Jiaozhi formed a strategic knot integrating a network that reached as far as Sichuan, Central China, the South China Coast, and the South China Sea. Looking to the north, this structure integrated the Gulf of Tongking firmly into the empire of the Han, laying the basis for a millennium of Chinese rule in the Red River Delta. Looking to the south, it secured Chinese access to the riches of Southeast Asia and the Indian Ocean.
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