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well as the Government of Phitsanulok (Vissanu-
loka).
It was during his reign that we have the Burmese
invasion of Siam. We give below an accouut of the
same from the Hmannan Yazavvindawgyi, a history of
Burma in Burmese compiled in the year 1191 of the
Burmese Era (=» A. D, 1829).
The first attack came from the king of Siam, who
sent an army of 200 elephants, 1000 horses and 60,000
men to capture Tavoy, which fell on the approach of
the Siamese army. When the king Mintara Shweti
heard of it, he sent a large army which defeated the
Siamese.
In 1548 A. D., the Burmese king made elaborate
preparation to invade Siam with a view to take retali-
ation also with a view to further conquest. In the
month of November, the Burmese army marched
against Siam, The king of Siam, hearing of this in-
vasion, rose equal to the occasion and gathered a
large army to fight the enemy. For several months
the king of Pegu (ffamsanagara) invested the city
of Ayuthia. The Siamese army attacked the invading
army incessantly. The son and son-in-law of the
Siamese king were, however, taken prisoner. Peace
was made on condition of the release of the son and
son in-law of the Siamese king and on the promise of
paying of 30 war elephants, 300 ticals of silver and
the customs revenue of Tenasserioi by the Siamese