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arrived, we must suppose, too late to save Lamp'ang, but
during the next few years hostilities between the Burmese
and Siamese were maintained in the Chiengmai dominions,
as a result of which trade in those came to
foreign regions
a standstill.
The monarchs of both the rival Kingdoms made a bid
for Portuguese assistance. The King of Portugal,
to his in India in said :
writing Viceroy January 16*8,
"
The King of Siam offers Martaban, which at present
he does not and he of Ava the of Arakan,
possess, spoils
which he does not either hold in his power/* The
Viceroy was therefore ordered to temporise with both
"
them with and
combatants, entertaining hopes, drawing
from each what may be obtained for the State."
Perhaps the two Kings got tired of being played with
by the wily Portuguese, for in the year 1618 they con-
cluded a or rather a the terms of which
peace, truce,
included a that Burma was to
stipulation relinquish
all claims to and that Siam was to cede
Chiengmai,
Martaban to Burma.
The Chief of Nan continued to rule under
Chiengmai
Siamese
tutelage.
King Songt'am acted wisely in composing his dif-
ferences with Burma, for danger was now threatening him
on his eastern frontier.
King Srisup'anma of Cambodia died in 1 6 1 8 . He had
remained faithful to his and had never to
oath, attempted
throw off the Siamese he must often have
yoke, though
felt to do so when Siam was in difficulties. His
1
tempted
eldest succeeded did not
son, Jai Jett'a,who him, apply
for Siamese to assume the but
authority crown, signalised
his accession Cambodian
by proclaiming independence.
1
Floris says that Cambodia rebelled in 1612, at the time of the Luang P'rabang
invasion. No mention of this is to be found elsewhere.