Minh Mạng sent Nguyễn Văn Quyền six days' march from Phước Sơn to the Jarai ruler Ma Lam, whose envoys returned with ivory; they said their ruler was the Fire King and that 'Thủy Xá' was a translator's mistake.
Political
Minh Mạng's envoy to the Fire King
- 1829
- Southeast Asia
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