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the Hta-tseng-tsheik on the Than-1 win, where that river was crossed. 
From thence twenty-one inarches brought the invader to Zimme. The 
king of that country had determined to defend himself in his capital, which 
was well provided with jinjals. The emperor, however, had so large a force 
with superior artillery, that he surrounded the city and compelled a surren¬ 
der. The king swore fealty, the emperor asking him if even the great ruler 
of China could help him. He agreed to pay an annual tribute of elephants, 
horses, silk, and other natural products of his country. Many artificers 
with their families were carried away to Hanthawati. No religious reforms 
were considered necessary. An army of occupation, numbering fifty thou¬ 
sand men, was left in Zimme, and was placed on the frontiers of Siam and 
Leng-dzeng. The emperor then set out on his return to Ava. Being sus¬ 
picious of the conduct of the Tsaubwas of Mong, Ngyaun-ywe, and other 
states, they and their families were detained as prisoners. The Tsaubwa 
of Thinni appeared with presents, but was not required to make his 
submission. The emperor arrived at Ava, in August, 1558. There he re¬ 
mained settling the country and repairing the religious buildings. All the 
Tsaubwas in the hills east of Bamau appeared and did homage. While thus 
engaged, news was brought that the king of Leng-dzeng # was assembling a 
force, to attack the Burmese army in Zimme. The king of Ava was at once 
sent with reinforcements, and he forced the king of Leng-dzeng to retreat. 
Some cities nearer to the Me-kong River were now occupied, and the king of 
Ava was then recalled. The emperor returned to Pegu in May, 1559. 
He had before commenced the foundation of a pagoda, and the work was 
now pushed on. Numbers of supposed holy relics were placed in the 
relic chamber, with golden images of the family of Budlia and his disciples, 
and of the royal family. The religious zeal of the emperor did not stop 
here. He was shocked at the number of animals put to death by the Muham¬ 
madans at the capital and other cities. Those people seemed actually to 
rejoice in taking the life of a goat or a fowl. The emperor desired to put 
an end to such sinful deeds. He built a magnificent Tatshaung, or place of 
assembly, and ordered the foreign people to attend. The true religion was 
then preached by the royal teacher, and numbers of the foreigners embraced 
the doctrine of the three treasures.! 
# Leng-dzeng is the Burmese name for the ancient Laos kingdom, east of tho 
Mekong, or river of Cambodia, of which either Muang Luang Phaban, or Vien Chan, 
called also Lantchiang, was the capital. It is now subject to Siam. See Captain 
McLeod’s Journal, p. 39, and Travels by Louis de Carne, p. 12o. 
f There are in Pegu a number of families who are Budliists and in no wny dis¬ 
tinguishable from the people of tho country, but who state that they are of foreign 
origin. They bury their dead and erect tombs over them ; and they abstain from 
eating pork. In other respects, I am not aware that they have any peculiar customs. 
It is probable they are descendants of those converted by Burong Nuung, whoso 
