— 82 — 



//His ministers are wise and virtuous , Iris officers pure and faithful ; 

 //with the utmost loyalty they serve tlieir prince, thinking of notlring else. 



i/l humbly consider the emperor as my true Buddha. I am the king 

 //of the country Poli and now reverently prostern myself and do homage at 

 //the feet of my holy Lord, only hoping that Your Majesty .may know my 

 //feelings, which I have harboured since long and which are not of to day. 

 //Mountains and seas separate us, and I cannot have the happiness of corn- 

 //ing myself to you, but I now send an envoy to present golden mats and 

 //other things. I have written down my true feelings." - 



In the year 523 the king Pin-ka (*) again sent an envoy, called 

 Chu-pa-ti ( 2 ), to bring as tribute white parrots, glass utensils, cotton cloth, 

 cups made out of shells, different kinds of permines and medicines, al- 

 together a considerable number of articles. 



ïïistory of the Sui dynasty (581—617). Book 82. 



When from Giau-chi (Northern Annam) one goes southward by sea, 

 he passes Chih-t'u and Tan-tan ( 3 ) and next comes to Poli ( 4 ). lts breadth 

 from east to west is four months travel, and from north to south it takes 

 forty five clays. 



The king's family name is Ch'a-ri-ya-ka ( 5 ) and his personal name 

 Hu-lan-na-po ( 6 ). The functionaries are called Tu-ka-ya-na ( 7 ) and those of 

 lower rank Tu-ka-si-na ( 8 ). 



The people of this country are skilied in throwing a discus-knife ; it 

 has the size of a (Chinese metal) mirror, in the micldle is a hole and the 

 edge is like a saw; when they throw it at a man, they n ever fail to hit him. 

 Their other arms are about the same as in China. Their customs resemble 



O $1 #0, Pin-ka or Vmgka. 



O ^ Ji") the Red Earth and -£J- -^J-J the Grst a place in the gulf of Siam.thesec- 

 ond Southern Siam or Northern Malacea. 



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