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62 PALEMBAKG. 1,7
This country, lying in the ocean and controlling the straits (lit., gullet
00 P^) through which the foreigners' sea and land (lit., ship and cart) traffic
in either direction must pass, in olden times used an iron chain as a barrier
to keep the pirates of other countries in check. It could be kept up or lowered
by a cunning device. If a merchant ship arrived it was lowered. After a 5
number of years of peace, during which there has been no use for it, it has
been removed and (now) lies coiled up on the shore. The natives reverence it
like a Buddha, and vessels coming there sacrifice to it. When rubbed with oil
it shines like new. Crocodiles do not dare pass over it to do mischief.
" If a merchant ship passes by without entering, their boats go forth to 10
make a combined attack, and all are ready to die (in the attempt). This is
the reason why this country is a great shipping centre^/
The following are all dependencies (of this counu-y) ^®:
P6ng-f6ng (^ m.) Tan-ma-ling (|| ,% ^)
Tong-ya-nong (^ ^ {|) 10 Kia-lo-hi
(jjw ^ ||) 15
Ling-ya-ssi-kia Q^ ^ |^ Jfjp) Pa-lin-fong (Q ;^ ^)
Ki-lan-tan (± ^ ^)
Sin-t'o (|^ -}^%)
5 Fo-lo-an (^ J ^)
Kien-pi (^ %)
Ji-lo-t'ing (0 jl ^) Lan-wu-li (g fiE H)
Ts'ien-mai (*j^ j§) 15 Si-lan (^g ^) 20
Pa-t'a {^ y^)
This country began to have relations with China during the t'ien-yu
period of the T'ang (A. D. 904-907). During the k'ien-lung period of the
present dynasty (960— 963) it sent tribute three times. In the third year
shun-Jiua (992) it reported that it had been invaded by Sho-p'o, and be- 25
sought that an Imperial manifesto be issued authorizing it to render obe-
dience".
In the sixth jesiV Men-ping (1003) it reported to the Throne that a Bud-
dhist temple had been erected in the country, there to pray for the Emperor's
life, and a wish was expressed that a name and a bell be bestowed upon it. 30
The Emperor, approving the wish, ordered that Chong-fien-wan-shou (^ ^
H ^) should be the title of the temple, and also presented it with a bell.
Down to the king-to, siang-fu and tHen-hi periods (1004— 1022) and
in the yuan-yu and 2/Maw-/oM^ periods (1078— 1094) this country sent a
number of tribute missions, when Imperial messages with cordial assurances 35
were conveyed to it^^-
This country to the east is conterminous with Jung-ya-lu (^ ^ ^),
[Note: Also called Chung-kia-lu » (g ^ ^)].