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Jia-jing: Year 33, Month 9, Day 24
20 Oct 1554
20 Oct 1554
The envoys who had been sent by Bo Lue-kun Xi-li You-chi-ya (Alt: Gou Lue-kun Xi-li You-chi-ya), the king of the country of Siam, presented a gold-leaf memorial at Court and offered tribute of local products. They were banqueted and rewarded in accordance with the precedents. Further, headwear and belts, as appropriate, were conferred upon the chief and deputy envoys as well as the interpreters and managers.
Shi-zong: juan 414.8a
Zhong-yang Yan-jiu yuan Ming Shi-lu, volume 87, page 7207
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Geoff Wade, translator, Southeast Asia in the Ming Shi-lu: an open access resource, Singapore: Asia Research Institute and the Singapore E-Press, National University of Singapore, http://epress.nus.edu.sg/msl/reign/jia-jing/year-33-month-9-day-24, accessed January 22, 2019