Ancient Indian Colonization in South-East Asia c9.37

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c9.37

Both Maśūdī and Abū Zayd Ḥasan recount a curious story hinted at by Khordādzbeth, the earliest Arab writer referred to above. It is said that the king throws every morning a brick of solid gold into a shallow lake connecting the palace with the sea. When the king dies, these bricks are collected and distributed among his relatives, officials and the poor.

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