Yamato sent regular missions to Silla until [[799]].
Yamato sent regular missions to Silla until [[799]].
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In the 8th and 9th centuries, Silla came to be a prominent presence on the seas, perhaps even the dominant one. Korean merchant vessels regularly traveled as far south as [[Yangzhou]].<ref>Geoffrey Gunn, ''History Without Borders: The Making of an Asian World Region, 1000-1800'', Hong Kong University Press (2011), 217.</ref>