ANALYSIS OF THE ANCIENT ANNALS OF SIAM, 
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as tliose of Xieng thai, Mon thai, Phama thai and Kliom Xieng. 
The ancient writing of the Phra tham (sacred books of Buddha) 
was abandoned, and the books of religion were written alone in the 
Khom alphabet. 
In the 1086 year of Buddha the king Ruang assigned lands to 
the pagodas for the maintenance of priests, a usage which has 
always prevailed since that time. The pagodas which received a 
share in this distribution were the Yat khokasing kharom, the Yat 
keu raxadithan, the Yat uthayan yai, the Yat khao luang, the Yat 
khao inaranya: vasi, and the Yat traiphum pa keu. 
The king of China, called king of Makhatha, not having 
attended the meeting which took place on the establishment of 
the new era, the king Ruang resolved to take vengeance upon 
him. In consequence he set sail for China with his brother 
the prince Rithtlii kuman, and in one month favored by the gods 
they arrived safely in China. On the arrival of the Siamese 
king the sky covered itself with such thick clouds, that neither 
the sun nor the moon could be seen. All China was troubled 
at this prodigy. The king of Makhatha assembled all his 
mandarins to consult as to what was to be done. He sent an 
officer to visit the coast, and ascertain if no enemies had come oil 
that side. The officer after having examined all the coasts, could 
not perceive anything except a vessel nine fathoms long manned by 
Siamese. He quickly reported the news to the Chinese king, who 
recollecting that a prophecy said that two Siamese brothers would 
pass the sea to procure wives, that the one would be sovereign of 
all the Xomphu thavib, and would establish a new era in the place 
of the Buddhist era, at once knew that these two Siamese came to 
him. Convinced that it would be useless to resist them, he 
immediately gave orders to receive them with all proper honor. 
He rendered homage to king Ruang, placed him upon his own 
throne and gave him the princess his daughter in marriage. He 
caused a ship to be built to carry to Siam the princess and the 
presents which he made to his new son-in-law. When the rejoi¬ 
cings for the celebration of the marriage were terminated the king 
Ruang embarked with the princess and five hundred Chinese whom 
the king of China had given as a retinue to his daughter. At the 
end of one month the vessel arrived safely at Saxanalai for at this 
period the tide came up as far as this city. 
Since that time Chinese vessels have come to trade to Siam, and 
brought there cups and dishes, and the Siamese then began to 
make use of these articles. 
About this time the king of Xieng mai died leaving only a 
princess to succeed him. The nobles of the kingdom requested 
king Ruang to give them liis brother prince Rithtlii kuman for 
their king. The request was favorably received. The long 
himself conducted his brother to Xieng mai and having married 
him to the princess installed him as king of that country. 
