BIS Sir Arthur P. Phayre— The History of Pegu. [No. 2, 
“ the enemy ; but before he came thither, the punishment of his great inso- 
“ lence reached him, as we shall see hereafter. Zatan was taken and beheaded 
“ by Xemindoo, who gave out it was for the killing of Soarez, as if the 
“ murder of the king had not been a more justifiable motive. Thus the 
“ first rebel possessed himself of the crown till Mandaragri, # the late king’s 
“brother-in-law, claimed it in right of his wife, and coming to a battle, 
“ gave him such a total defeat, that Xemindoo fled to the mountains where 
“ he married a poor fellow’s daughter. He discovered himself to her, and she 
“ revealed it to her father, at such time as great rewards were proposed to 
“ such as should discover him. The father-in-law delivered him up to the 
“king who cut off his head.’’ 
In a subsequent part of the history, this story is again told, but with 
some variations, and the battle between Xemindoo and the king (Bureng 
Naung) is erroneously represented as having occurred before Xemin de Zatan 
became king, thus antedating the event by more than a twelvemonth.f 
The account is extracted, as it relates the fate of Soarez in the city of Pegu, 
after he became “reconciled” to the usurper. “Xemindoo was of the 
“ ancient blood royal of Pegu, a great preacher and esteemed a saint. He 
“ made a sermon so efficacious against the tyranny of princes and oppression 
“ of that kingdom, that he was taken out of the pulpit and proclaimed king, 
“ whereupon he slew 5,000 Bramas in the palace, seizing all the treasure, and 
“ in a few days all the strongholds in the kingdom submitted to him. The 
“ armies of the two kings met within two leagues of the city of Pegu. That 
“ of Brama consisted of 350,000 men, Xemindoo’s of 000,000. Of the latter 
“ about 300,000 were slain, and 60,000 of the former. The victorious king 
“ entered Pegu, and contrary to agreement slew many, and seized great trea- 
“ sures. Meanwhile the city Martavam declares for Xemindoo, killing 2,000 
“ Bramas. Xemin of Zatan did the same in the city of that name. The king 
“ marched towards him, but he contrived to have him murdered by the way.£ 
“ This was the end of that tyrant. Xemin was proclaimed king by his party, 
“ and in nine days gathered 30,000 men. Chaumigrem,§ brother to the dead 
“ king plundered the city and palace, and fled to Taungu, where he was born. 
“ Xemin de Zatan became so odious by his ill-government, that in four months 
“ many of his subjects fled, and some joined with Xemindoo, who made an 
“ army of 60,000 men. Let us leave him awhile to relate the end of James 
* Mengta-ragyi, = Bureng Naung. 
t Thaminhtau was defeated at -Makau. sixteen miles from Pegu, before tlie other 
rebel had murdered the king. But that is evidently not the battle alluded to. 
t As has already been seen, this entirely misrepresents the circumstances under 
which Tabeng Shwe hti was murdered. 
§ Chaumigrem is another name for Bureng Naung, but is here probably meant 
for his half brother Thihathu, who left the capital when the king was murdered, and 
retired to Taungu. 
