52 On the History of the Burma race. [No. 2, 



Chinese generals marched to Ba-raan, and began to construct a bridge 

 of boats to cross the river Irawati. This was in the year 806, and 

 the king now advanced up the river with a large number of armed 

 boats besides his land force, as far as Ta-goung, having his army 

 partly on some islands on the river in that neighbourhood. The 

 Chinese commanders now demanded that the Man chief, Tho-ngnn- 

 bwa, Tsau-bwa of Mo-goung, should be delivered up to them. The 

 king refused to do so, and the Chinese brought their army to Koung- 

 dun. There a great battle was fought. The Chinese were defeated, 

 two of their generals were killed, and besides as they Buffered from 

 want of food, they retreated towards their own country, and took post 

 at Mo-wun on a tributary of the Shwe-le river. The chiefs of Mo- 

 goung and Mo-nhyin watched them with an army at Ba-mau, and 

 the king returned to Ava. 



Tn the year 807, the ruler of Toungu, Ta-ra-bya died, and the king 

 now appointed his younger brother Meng Khoung-ngai, who was 

 Ta-ra-bya's son, according to some authorities, to succeed him. The 

 same year, the Chinese returned with a still larger army than 

 before. The king was recommended by his ministers to comply witli 

 their demand. He remained in camp near Ava, and awaited their 

 arrival. The Chinese generals on their arrival demanded the chief 

 Tho-ngan-bwa as their subject. The king replied, he was his 

 subject, but still if they would do him a service, he would comply with 

 their demand. The service was to attack the chief of Ra-may-then, 

 named Meng-ngay-kyau-hteng, who was in rebellion. The Chinese 

 generals agreed, and performed the service required. They then 

 returned to Ava. But the chief Tho-ngan-bwa took poison, and died. 

 The king delivered the dead body to the Chinese. They took out 

 the bowels ; run a spit through it and dried it with fire, and then 

 carried it away. The reason why the Chinese demanded Tho-ngan- 

 bwa was, that his grandfather Tho-khyi-bwa bad formerly been in 

 rebellion against the Emperor of China, and had fought against him. 

 This quarrel had never been satisfied, and so the grandson was 

 demanded. 



In the year 808, the son of Bi-ngya-Dham-ma-Ra-dza, late king 

 of Pegu, named Bi-ngya-kyan, having quarrelled with his uncle 

 Bi-ngya-ran-Khaik then on the throne fled, and came to Pu-gan 



