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Zheng-tong: Year 4, Month 5, Day 3

14 Jun 1439

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It was ordered: that the Commissioner-in-Chief of the Right Mu Ang, grand defender of Yun-nan, be appointed as commissioner-in-chief of the left, take on the seal of "General for Subduing the South" and assume the post of regional commander; that the Commissioner-in-Chief of the Right Wu Liang assume the post of deputy regional commander; that the Assistant Commissioner-in-Chief Ma Xiang assume the post of assistant regional commander of the left; that the acting Assistant Commissioner-in-Chief Zhang Rong be substantively appointed as assistant commissioner-in-chief and assume the post of assistant regional commander of the right; and that they lead the government troops of the Yun-nan and other military commissions in proceeding on expedition to eliminate the rebellious bandit Si Ren-fa. As the Qian-guo Duke Mu Sheng had died, these orders, by which Ang replaced him, were issued at this time.

Ying-zong: juan 55.1b

Zhong-yang Yan-jiu yuan Ming Shi-lu, volume 24, page 1050

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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/zheng-tong/year-4-month-5-day-3, accessed January 22, 2019