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- Permanent Link:
- https://digital.soas.ac.uk/EK00000108/00001
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- Abstract:
- One of a set of 59 manuscript letters, referred to generally as the Thalang Letters, written in Thai, most from the Governors of Thalang (ถลาง; Governor: Pia Pimon, also spelled: Pia Phimon and Phya Pimon), Phatthalung (พัทลุง), Phuket (ภูเก็ต), and Trang (ตรัง) to the Governor of Penang (ปีนัง, Palau Pinang), most probably Captain Francis Light (เซอร์ ฟรานซิส ไลต์, Kapten Francis Light), asking for supplies of arms and ammunition for their war against the Burmese; for cloth, often on the orders of the King of Thonburi (Siam, ธนบุรี), as well as for rice and opium, the latter in exchange for tin. One letter is from the Minister of War, stating that Tavoy (Dawei, ထားဝယ်, ทวาย) had surrendered, and asking for arms and rice to supply the Siamese army as it prepared to moved against Mergui (မြိတ်ကျွန်းစု, Kepulauan Mergui), Maulmein (Mawlamyine, Mawlamyaing, မတ်မလီု, မော်လမြိုင်မြို့) Rangoon (Yangon, ရန်ကုန်မြို့, ย่างกุ้ง), and Ava Kingdom (အင်းဝခေတ်, อาณาจักรอังวะ, Kerajaan Ava). ( en )
- General Note:
- Dated: May 1792
- General Note:
- Extract translation by E.H.S. Simmonds in his The Thalang Letters: "Please spare a friendly thought for Khun Manda [Lady Chan]. She has aged very much lately and is not in such good health as she used to be. Mae Prang has died. Please send some white cloth for ceremonial use [mourning?]..."
- General Note:
- Phya Phetsirisiphichaisongkhram was superintendent-general of the eight districts and governor of Thalang by the date of this letter
- General Note:
- VIAF (name authority) : Marsden, William, 1754-1836 : URI http://viaf.org/viaf/120703673
- General Note:
- VIAF (name authority) : Light, Francis, 1745-1794 : URI http://viaf.org/viaf/36091688
Record Information
- Source Institution:
- SOAS University of London
- Holding Location:
- Archives and Special Collections
- Rights Management:
 This item is licensed with the Creative Commons Attribution, Non-Commercial License. This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon this work non-commercially, as long as they credit the author and license their new creations under the identical terms.- Resource Identifier:
- MS 12157A.53 ( soas manuscript number )
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