The Journal of the Siam Society Vol. XXIX, Part 1-2, 1936 - Khamkoo

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An en vny dllspatchecl by King .Pru.sat 'J'ong of Si11111,
Later national in!;ercom·i·;c between tho two countries,
'rhe national intercom·so betweun ,r apttn aml Pattnni.
Section I. explaim; the diplomtttic policy of the .h1pnnese 11t the early
Rtagc of the 'J'okngawtt period, l'eiel'riug to JtLpttJwse books ttllCl documents;
t1ncl Section II. giveH HOUH:l idett tts to the exelmnge of eredcntials
tmd nntioua,l preHentH before the viHit lllade by the tir:-;t 1mvuy
from Siam; and in Section III. nml the l'oHt I ltJULlu Hoveml dcHcl'iptionH
regarding the interruption of tlw Siauwse euvoy ttucl ship, etc.
I deHcrihe the state of things at the time iu Siam, and give pt1l'ticnlars
of the contents of the credentials, by refening to Japane;;e old
books Buch as "Ikokunikki" (Diary of Foreign reltttion~:J done by
Pl'iest Suden who Wits charged in prepal'ing ct·edentittls at this time),
and "'rsukoichiran" (Description of Foreign 'l'mde t11Hl intercourse
done by some scholars in 'l'okugawtt Government), etc. As to the
titles of honour of the Siamese KingR, ~1s well as the envoys' names,
I tried to make elenr by a thorough study of the old records kept by
the BritiRh East Indies Co., and the Dutch Eftst Indies Co., amltt hook
entitled "Commercial intercourse between Japan f1Ud Siam iu the
17th century" by Sir Emest Stttow, by comparing variouH old l'ecords
and by the co-operation of sume experts in tho Simuese lnngtmge.
I entitled Chapter VI. "Japanese Ad ventm·eH to Siam nnd J apancHe
Settlement," umking a full explanation at; to the conditionH of Japttnese
life and colony iu the Siamese Capital in those dayH. Hegarcling
reference books, I should like to state that much obligEttion is owetl
by me to Japanese, European aucl Simne~:Je authors.
1'his chapter is divided into 8 sections, namely:
Japanese ilrst ad venture. to Sia rn,
General remarks of city of Ayudia in old clays,
Japanese adventures to Siam h1 the 16th ttnd 17th centuries,
Japanese and Japaue~e Settlement in Siam,
Heasons of decay of Japanese Settlement in Siam,
Names and enterprises o:f Japanese,
'J'raffic road between Japan and Siam, and
A fairway in Menam River.
In Section I., "Japanese first adventure to Siam," I expressed my
doubt regarding the common opinion that the Royal Prince Takaoka
of Japan died in the year 880 A. C. in the Malaya Peninsula and
stated my opinion that it might be Siam, for the reason that at that