In order to seek out the Karmapa, the Yongle Emperor dispatched his eunuch Hou Xian and the Buddhist monk Zhi Guang (d. 1435) to Tibet. Traveling to Lhasa either through Qinghai or via the Silk Road to Khotan, Hou Xian and Zhi Guang did not return to Nanjing until 1407. COUNT 4
QSN1 Who did the Yongle Emperor send to Tibet? ANS1 Hou Xian and the Buddhist monk Zhi Guang QSN2 Why did the Yongle Emperor send Hou Xian and Zhi Guang to Tibet? ANS2 to seek out the Karmapa QSN3 When did Hou Xian and Zhi Guang return to Nanjing? ANS3 1407 QSN4 Where did Hou Xian and Zhi Guang travel through on their way to the Karmapa? ANS4 through Qinghai or via the Silk Road to Khotan