The Rashīdī History 4.5.2

4.5.2

"When this embassy returned, they were accompanied by An, who carried gold embroidered silk stuffs for the King. At that time an envoy of the Wa-la (Oirats) complained that Ma-ha-ma was arming for making war on the Wa-la. The emperor sent to warn him. In 1413 Ma-ha-ma sent one of his generals with tribute to China. He reached Kan Su. Orders had been given to the civil and military authorities to receive him honourably. "In the next year (1414) people returning from the Si-yü brought the intelligence that Ma-ha-ma's brother and another had both died in a short interval. The emperor sent again An to Bie-shi-ba-li, with a letter of condolence. When Ma-ha-ma died he left no son. His nephew, Na-hei-shi-dji-han, succeeded him, and in the spring of 1416 despatched an envoy to inform the emperor of his uncle's death. The emperor sent the eunuch Li Ta to offer a sacrifice in memory of the late King and confer the title of wang (King) on his successor. In 1417 Na-hei-shi-dji-han sent an embassy to inform the emperor that he was about to marry a princess from Sa-ma-rh-han, and solicited in exchange for horses, a bride's trousseau. Then 500 pieces of variegated and 500 of plain white silk stuff were bestowed on the King of Bie-shi-ba-li as wedding presents.