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to receive his envoys. In Japan it had long been the
established custom for the Emperors to live in seclusion,
while others in their name.
reigned Scrupulous respect
was, however, shown to their persons. A man who had
slain the heirs to the and had
ruthlessly rightful throne,
the as well as the of was
usurped title, power, King,
looked upon in Japan as a ruffian devoid of all human
decency.
The Queen of Patani shared the opinions of the Shogun
of She refused to send the usual and
Japan. tribute,
declared herself of Prasat
independent King T'ong,
"
whom she described to a Dutch visitor as a rascal,
murderer and traitor."
Cambodia was hostile, and was supposed to be waiting
for a suitable to inVade Siam, aided the
opportunity by
1
expelled Japanese.
Chiengmai was under Burmese dominion. An
attempt at rebellion was made in 1630, when the Prince
of Chiengmai 1 declared himself independent and captured
But the new of T'ado T'am-
Chiengsen. King Burma,
once more invaded the northern in
maraja,* principality
After a was
1631. long siege, Chiengmai captured by
the Burmese in The Prince was
April 1632. deposed,
and one was set as Burmese
P'ya Luang T'ip'anet up
Viceroy at Chiengmai.
It will thus be seen that King Prasat T'ong occupied,
at the outset of his a isolated His
reign, very position.
4
friends were the Dutch, who his
only foreign espoused
1
Cambodian history states that the King of Cambodia invaded Siam in 1630.
There seems to be no confirmation of this statement elsewhere.
1 This Prince was the Chief of Nan, who was appointed by the Burmese to be
Prince of Chiengmai in 1614.
8
King Maha T'ammaraja of Burma was murdered in 1626 by Minderippa,
one of his sons, who proclaimed himself King. He was deposed and executed in
1629 by T'ado T'ammaraja of Prome, a brother of Maha T'ammaraja. This
King is called Thalun in Harvey's History of Burma.
4
The English took no part in Siamese affairs, as their factory, closed in 1622,
had not been reopened.
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