China and such countries were deemed to have formed international relation which was based on hierarchical relation between "soshukoku (suzerain state)" and "hanzokukoku" (or "zokkoku" or "fuzokukoku") (tributary state). 中国とこれらの諸国とは、「宗主国」(Suzerain State) と「藩属国(あるいは「属国」「付庸国」)」(Tributary State) という上下関係を基調とする国際関係を結んだことになる。 |