Traveling Buddhist monks have brought sugar crystallization…

647 CE

Traveling Buddhist monks have brought sugar crystallization methods to China.

During the reign of Harsha (r. 606–647) in North India, Indian envoys in Tang China had taught sugarcane cultivation methods after Emperor Taizong of Tang (r. 626–649) had made known his interest in sugar, and China soon establishes its first sugarcane cultivation in the seventh century.

Chinese documents confirm at least two missions to India, initiated in 647 CE, for obtaining technology for sugar-refining.

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Chang'an > Xi'an Shaanxi (Shensi) China View →

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Emperor Taizong of Tang View →

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Buddhism View → Harsha (Harsavardhana), Empire of (Thaneswar) View → Chinese Empire, Tang Dynasty View →

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India, Classical View → Silk Road transmission of Buddhism View →

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Sweeteners View → Manufactured goods View →

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Commerce View → Exploration View → Technology View →

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