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abandon his claim. These terms were and the
accepted,
two champions were chosen. They fought for several
hours without result, but at last the Siamese champion
received a scratch on his and was the
big toe, adjudged
loser.
This was also memorable to the of a
siege owing pluck
young lad named P'etyot. He collected a band of two
hundred and on the Doi mountain
boys youths Sut'ep
and harassed the Siamese After the
continually army.
the of was so with
siege, King Chiengmai delighted
that he him to be
P'etyot, appointed P'ya Dekjai (Lord
Little-Boy) a title which survives in Chiengmai even to
the time.
present
The Siamese army retreated ; it can, however, hardly
be said that the of the made with the Laos
spirit compact
was observed, for it retreated northwards, and attacked
the town of which was A
Chiengrai, captured. large
number of were taken back to
prisoners Ayut'ia.
In the year 1410 the vassal King of Suk'ot'ai died.
His death was followed by serious disturbances, caused
by the claims of two Princes, Ban Miiang and Rama, to
the of succession. 1 at the head of his
right King Int'araja,
army, advanced to Nak'onsawan ; the show of force
was and the differences between the two Princes
sufficient,
were It is not known which of them was
composed.
appointed King, or Governor, of Suk'ot'ai.
King Int'araja, as we have seen, had visited China
before he became and his whole he
King, during reign
maintained intercourse with the
friendly Emperor
of the Several embassies
Yonglo (third Ming dynasty).
were sent to China, and several Chinese envoys visited
Ayut'ia during this reign.
1
Tammaraja II of Suk'ot'ai had died about 1409. This was Tammaraja III,
a youthful King. The two Princes who claimed the throne were probably his
brothers. See chapter iii.