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Xuan-de: Year 1, Month 10, Day 6
5 Nov 1426
5 Nov 1426
Silk gauzes, biao-li of variegated silks, suits of clothing, padded coats and other goods, as appropriate, were conferred upon the envoy Ya-lie Fu-hong and others, a total of 52 persons from the country of Java, as well as the envoy Ya-lie Chen Bao and others, a total of 29 persons from the country of Siam. In addition, headwear and belts were conferred upon Ya-lie Fu-hong, his interpreters and chieftains, a total of 14 persons. It was also ordered that they both take Imperial orders, variegated silks and silk gauzes to confer, on their return, upon the kings of their countries.
Xuan-zong: juan 22.2a
Zhong-yang Yan-jiu yuan Ming Shi-lu, volume 17, page 573
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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/xuan-de/year-1-month-10-day-6, accessed January 22, 2019