The Journal of the Siam Society Vol. XXXII, 1940 - Khamkoo

24 DR. JOAQUIM DE CAMPOS (VOL. XXXII
£200,000 and provisions for Malacca when necessary. 52 But these
glories did not last long. After his clet1th in 1581, his son Nanda
Bayin could not hold together the empire, which crumbled to pieces in
a few years.
In 1584, Prince Naresuen who was in Burma and knew the disorder
that was reigning after the death o£ Bm·eng Nanng, threw off his
allegiance to Emma, and though the Burmese King attacked Ayuthia,
the invasion was resisted by Naresuen who displayed great courage
and military tactics. 'l'here are various Portuguese descriptions of
King Naresuen who, as a peince, was called t.he Black Prince because
he was distinctly darker than his b1·others. His single combat
with the Crown Prince of Burma id well described in the Conqtdsta
de Pegu written in 1617 and in Bocarro's 13th Decade
written before 1640. 53 Bocarro's version is that the Burmese Prince
wounded the Black Prince in the combat, a.nd the latter then called
out two Portuguese who were with him to shoot at the .Burmese
Prince. In the Conquista de Pegt~ it is said that the .Burmese Prince
was pierced with a clttrt. King N aresuen's war with Cambodia and his
capture of Lowek are also described in Spanish and Portuguese writings.
There were some Spaniards and Portuguese at the Court of
Lowek at this time and Naresuen brought them all as prisoners to
Ayuthia. Among them was Diogo V elloso who later had a romantic
career, having married a Cambodian princess and, with the princely
rank of Olw