1271. Embassy of Kublai to Mien asking for allegiance.
1273. New embassy of Kublai.
1275. Information supplied by A-kuo, chief of Zardandan.
1277. First Chinese Expedition against Mien - Battle of Nga-caung-khyam won
by Hu Tu.
1277. Second Chinese Expedition led by Nacr ed-Din.
1283. Third Chinese Expedition led by Prince Singtaur.
1287. Fourth Chinese Expedition led by Yisun Timur; capture of Pagan.
1300-1301. Fifth Chinese Expedition; siege of Myin-saing.
Cf. E. HUBER, Bul. Ecole franc. Ext. Orient, Oct.-Dec., 1909, pp.
633-680. - VISDELOU, Rev. Ext. Orient, II., pp. 72-88.
LIII.-LIV., pp. 106-108. "After leaving the Province of which I have been
speaking [Yung ch'ang] you come to a great Descent. In fact you ride for
two days and a half continually down hill.... After you have ridden those
two days and a half down hill, you find yourself in a province towards the
south which is pretty near India, and this province is called AMIEN. You
travel therein for fifteen days.... And when you have travelled those 15
days ... you arrive at the capital city of this Province of Mien, and it
also is called AMIEN...."
I owe the following valuable note to Mr. Herbert Allan OTTEWILL, H.M.'s
Vice-Consul at T'eng Yueh (11th October, 1908):
"The indications of the route are a great descent down which you ride
continually for two days and a half towards the south along the main route
to the capital city of Amien.
