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A HISTORY OF SIAM
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with the third of the
friendship Kaotsong, Emperor
Tang dynasty.
In A.D. the of the
745, during reign Emperor Mingti
of the the Tai Pilawko
(sixth Tang dynasty) King
entered into a new with China. Later
treaty on, King
Pilawko attacked Tibet, capturing several cities.
In A.D. Pilawko was succeeded his Kolo-
750, by son,
who made Talifu his This a
feng, capital. King paid
visit to China, and while there was insulted by the
Governor of Hunan. He returned home
very indignant,
and at once proceeded to invade China, capturing thirty-
two towns and The Chinese made several
villages.
attempts to subdue him, but without success. They
and on their third
were twice beaten in the field, attempt
a broke fear of which caused all the
pestilence out,
Chinese soldiers to run
away.
Fearing that he could not resist the Chinese unaided,
Kolofeng entered into an alliance with the King of
"
Tibet, who conferred upon him the title of younger
brother."
In A.D. 754 the Chinese again invaded Nanchao, but
were defeated and with
again again great slaughter.
Numbers of them also fell victims to
pestilence.
In A.D. 770 King Kolofeng died, and was succeeded
by his grandson Imohsun. He signalised his accession
by at once invading China, assisted by the Tibetans,
but was This was in the of
repulsed. reign Taitsong,
the eighth Emperor of theTang dynasty.
In A.D. 787 Imohsun, acting on the advice of one
Cheng-hui, a Chinese literate who had formerly been
his entered into with China. He
tutor, negotiations
wrote to the of the
Emperor Tetsong (ninth Tang
dynasty) saying that his grandfather had been forced
by ill-treatment to throw in his lot with the Tibetans.
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