The Cambridge History of India, Vol. III: Turks and Afghans v3.c29.s4.11
The Cambridge History of India, Vol. III: Turks and Afghans v3.c29.s4.11
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The Siamese kingdom, founded in 1350, included in its list of provinces Tenasserim, Moulmein and Martaban²; it certainly held Tenasserim, founding the town in 1373, and building the Wutshin-taung pagoda there in 1380; but it did not hold Moulmein save through some nominal tribute-offering, and Pegū held the country down to Tavoy. There was little established government. If it was not dacoits it was royal kinsmen who revolted, and sometimes bands of Shān immigrants from Siam would add to the disorder.