Ancient Indian Colonies in the Far East (Vol. I: Champa; Vol. II: Suvarnadvipa) v2.c14.t1.5

v2.c14.t1.5

Yi-k'o-mu-su, one of the leaders of the Chinese expedition against Java, sent envoys to king of Malayu, he sent his son (or younger brother) in token of his allegiance.¹ During the same period Siam had also sent several envoys to China to pay allegiance.² The Chinese annals say that Malayu and Siam had been fighting with each other for some time and so in 1295 the emperor sent an order to Siam to ‘desist from further hostilities, and to hold to its promise’.³ This remarkable evidence confirms the view, held above, that there was a rivalry between the two states over the possessions of San-fo-tsi in Malay Peninsula. In 1297 we hear of Malayu sending a mission to China.⁴ It may be noted that in 1299 envoys from Siam and Malayu met at the imperial court.⁵ A further embassy was sent from Malayu in 1301.⁶