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In the year 1373 the king Tan-ma-sa-na-ho ( ! ) sent envoys to bring 

 tribute, with a separate letter of congratulation for the next new-year. 



At that time there were three kings in this country. 



In 1374 the king Ma-na-ha-pau-lin-pang ( 2 ) sent envoys to bring trib- 

 ute, which was repeated in the first month of the next year. 



In the 9th month of the year 1375 a king called Sêng-ka-liet-yü-lan ( 3 ) 

 sent envoys to present tribute; these envoys came to court following an 

 imperial envoy who returned from a mission to another country. 



In the year 1376 the king Tan-ma-sa-na-ho died and his son Ma-la-cha 

 Wu-li ( 4 ) succeeded him; the next year the latter sent a tribute of rhinoce- 

 ros-horns , cassowaries , white monkeys , black and green parrots , tortoise-shell , 

 cloves, camphor baros and other articles. The envoys said that the son dared 

 not ascend the throne on his own authority, and therefore asked the permis- 

 sion of the Imperial court. The Emperor praised his sense of duty and 

 ordered envoys to bring him a seal and a commission as king of San-bo-tsai. 



At that time however San-bo-tsai had already been conquered by Java, 

 and the king of this * country , hearing that the Emperor had appointed a 

 king over San-bo-tsai, became very angry and sent men who waylaid and 

 killed the imperial envoys. The Emperor did not think it right to punish 

 him on this account. 



After this occurrence San-bo-tsai became gradually poorer and no trib- 

 ute was brought from this country any more. 



In 1397 the officers of the Board of Rites memorialized the emperor, 

 saying that the different barbaiïans had not brought tribute since long. 



The Emperor replied as follows: //In the beginning of my reign the 

 '/different barbarians continually sent envoys with tribute; amongst these 

 //were Annam, Champa, Cambodja, Siam, Java, Liukiu, San-bo-tsai , Bruni 

 //(northern coast of Borneo), Pahang (on the Malay peninsula), Sumatra (the 

 //northern coast of the island) and many other countries ; but lately San-bo-tsai 

 //has availed itself of the rebellion of Hu Wei-yung and by deceitful repre- 



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( 2 ) m§ ^JR ^o jp ~ffll ^j) the three last syllables remind us forcibly of Palembang, 

 and would seem to strengthen our supposition (v. p. 76) that, whilst San-bo-tsai was the chief place 

 on the coast, Palembang and Djambi existed already as more or less independent states. 



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rt Hl US # M' - Hj probably Maharadja Wuli. 



