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prince royal died young and while dying said to his father Kunmo: "You must make Chingchu the prince and not replace him by ano- ther one. " Pitying him Kunmo promised and ultimately made Chingchu the prince. Angry at being prevented from becoming the prince, Talu rallied his younger brothers and led his troops in a revolt against Chingchu and Kunmo. Kunmo was old and in constant fear lest Chingchu be killed by Talu. He gave Chingchu more than ten thousand horsemen and made him dwell apart. And Kunmo kept more than ten thousand horsemen for himself. Thus the strength of the country was divided in three, with the greater part under the control of Kunmo. That was also why Kunmo dared not enter into special agreement with Chang Ch'ien. Therefore Chang Ch'ien dispatched his deputy envoys to Tay- uan, Kangchu, the Greater Yuehchih, Tahsia, Anhsi, Hindu, Yutien, Ganmi and other nearby countries. Usun appointed guides and inter- preters to escort Chang Ch'ien home. Chang Ch'ien took with him an envoy from Usun comprising scores of men and scores of horses to show gratitude for the awards, with the purpose of making them see the greatness of Han. Chang Ch'ien returned to the court and was appointed Tahsing, an important post among the state officers. After a year and more, he died. The envoy of Usun, seeing that Han was such a populous and rich country, reported back to their own country. Thus Usun came to hold Han in greater esteem. After a year or so, the deputy envoys sent by Chang Ch'ien to Tahsia and other countries mostly returned taking with them men of those countries. In this way -9-