Tuesday, December 8, 2009

White Elephant, Perak and Kingdom of Siam



excerpt from The Adventure of John Smith in Malaya - 1600-1605

how important is white elephant to Siam? The old kingdom wage war in 1600s with neighbouring state like Pegu and Perak due to rumour of the presence of the animal in its forest!
They demand that the animal hand over to Siam due to its scarcity and sacredness.

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