A TRANSLATION OF THE KEDDAII ANNALS. 
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rode on a dying camel and grasped the preternatural 
chakra (d ) along with his other war accoutrements. His 
name was Phra Sang Chi Sim. I hen came the last brother 
who bestrode a fierce lion, and bore in his band the preter¬ 
natural bow and arrows. His name was Phra Sang Mang 
So Pia (e). When these mighty warriors appeared on the 
field of battle the contending armies of one accord suspended 
the contest and sent to inquire who they were, and who 
was their Rajas, and from whence they had come. They 
replied, “We are commanders of the forces of the Gir- 
gassi Rdja who have come here by orders of the king of 
Siam to aid his General Kalahom, and to seize the chief 
of the enemy and take them as prisoners to Siam. * 
When this reply had been reported, then the Girgassi 
Sang Wira Angkara directed all his forces to rush on those 
of Kalana Hetam, and not to turn to the right or to the 
left. So they turned the position of Kalana and took him 
in the rear. But he divided his forces into two columns 
or lines, directing one to contend in front, the other to 
oppose this attack on his rear. Thus Kalana’s force was 
placed in jeopardy. Again the battle raged amidst clouds 
ef dust. Forty war umbrellas were thrown down by the 
crowd of combatants, and were destroyed in the rush against 
Kalana’s line, whils the standards streamed out. Dire 
was the shock when they reached the enemy who were 
thus hemmed in by the Siamese forces. But still they 
kept their ground, nor did any one turn his head. l\ow 
many of this Kalana Detains men were invulnerable to 
steel, because they were tattooed with black > (figures) 
over their bodies (/*). They were also very obstinate and 
When Mali a Raja Dar ul Alum and Bar ul Sal am ob¬ 
served this condition of affairs they got enraged and plunged 
amidst the Girgassis without earing for consequences. Heaps 
of Girgassi now lay on the ground weltering in blood, 
which was flowing here and there, floating away even the 
bodies of the dead. n 
Now the troops of Phra Ong Sunn and Raja Phra Ung 
Kurin being exhausted gave way, and were pressed hard 
by the men of Kalana Hetam, but the retreat was gradual 
for Kalana’s forces were themselves threatened m their rear. 
(d) A discus, Siamese words.. 
(e) Perhaps also of Hindu origin. . p 
(/) Tho Burmese tattooed their bodies at a very early period, the Peters 
did not until a much later one. 
