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Thu-ra-tan* or Bengal, named Nga-pu-kheng, courted his alliance, 

 and sent presents of elephants and horses. After this, his dominions 

 being again attacked in various quarters by the Shans, the Burmese, 

 the Talaings, and the Thek tribe on the north, the king went to the 

 Ma-ha-mu-ni temple, and depositing his rosary before the idol, vowed 

 to rid his country of its enemies. In pursuance of his vow, he marched 

 in person, in the month NaUdau of the year 674, to repel the Takings, 

 who had possessed themselves of the country south of the town of 

 Than-dwai; his uncle Udz-dza-na-gyi, was sent with an army to 

 attack Pug-gan ; Tsa-leng-ga-thu, his brother-in-law, advanced into 

 Pegu ; and the general Ra-dza-theng.kyan, was sent against the Thek 

 tribe. 



The city of Pug-gan was taken, the Talaings were overawed, and the 

 expedition against the Thek tribe, after being once repulsed was even- 

 tually crowned with success. After this the general Ra.dza-theng. 

 kyan subdued the country along the sea coast, as far as the Brahma- 

 putra river. 



In the year 689, the Pug-gan sovereign made an attack upon the 

 island of Ran-byi, and carried away a number of the inhabitants who 

 were planted on the Munipur frontier. After this, the Than-dwai 

 viceroy having gained possession of a relic of Gautama, brought from 

 Ceylon, by virtue of which he expected to attain sovereignty, rose in 

 rebellion. A pagoda was built over the relic, which still exists. The 

 Than-dwai viceroy was finally reduced to obedience. Soon after this, 

 Meng-di died after a reign of 106 years, aged 313. 



Nothing worthy of notice occurred, until the reign of Thin-sti, who 

 succeeded to the throne in the year 752. In the year 756, he march- 

 ed to attack the Pug-gan empire, the capital of which was established 

 at Eng-wa or Ava. During his absence, the governor of Than-dwai, 

 styled the Tsi-tha-beng, revolted, and seizing the boats which had 

 transported the king's army along the sea coast, and were now left on 

 the shore for his return, he made the best of his way to Loung-kyet 

 the capital, where he set up the absent king's infant son Ra-dza-t/iu. 



* This may be meant for Sunargong, the capital of the eastern district of Bengal 

 when it first revolted from the Delhi Empire a. d. 1279. The event recorded in the 

 text probably occurred about the year a. D. 1295. I cannot guess what Mahommedan 

 name Nga-pu-kheng represents. 



