| 1 | Yu did not remember the year of the mission. | |
| 2 | In Yongle' s sixth year [1408], the King himself led a tribute mission. | |
| 3 | Many conquered nations had to pay tribute to the rulers of ancient Rome. | |
| 4 | Sino-Siamese trade had two forms, tributary trade and civil trade. | |
| 5 | To many of his countrymen , he will have looked on television like an emperor receiving tribute. |