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Yong-le: Year 8, Month 12, Day 6
31 Dec 1410
31 Dec 1410
The envoy Ya-lie Su-mu-nu and others who had been sent by Du-ma-ban, the king of the country of Java, presented a memorial and offered tribute of horses and local products to express gratitude for the Imperial grace bestowed. The envoys were banqueted and rewarded. When the envoys were departing on their return, they were given 60 bolts of patterned fine silks and variegated silks to confer upon their king.
Tai-zong: juan 111.1b
Zhong-yang Yan-jiu yuan Ming Shi-lu, volume 12, page 1416
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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/yong-le/year-8-month-12-day-6, accessed January 22, 2019