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Taizu shi lu (1418)
(About the Ming emperor Hong-wu)
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Taken from :Geoff Wade, translator, Southeast Asia in the Ming Shi-lu: an open access resource, Singapore: Asia Research Institute and the Singapore E-Press, National University of Singapore
http://epress.nus.edu.sg/msl/entry/2325
http://epress.nus.edu.sg/msl/entry/2407
http://epress.nus.edu.sg/msl/entry/2482
Hong-wu: Year 14, Month 10 (Oct/Nov 1381)
In this month, the minister A-lie Yi-lie-shi, who had been sent by Ba-da-na Ba-na-wu, the king of the country of Java, presented a memorial and offered tribute of local products and 300 black slaves. Clothing and paper money, as appropriate, were conferred upon A-lie Yi-lie-shi and the others.
Tai-zu: juan 139.8b Zhong-yang Yan-jiu yuan Ming Shi-lu, volume 5, page 2200
Hong-wu: Year 15, Month 1, Day 15 (29 Jan 1382)
Seng A-lie A-er (Alt: Seng A-lie He-er) and others, who had been sent by the country of Java, presented a gold memorial and offered as tribute 101 male and female black slaves, eight large pearls and 75,000 jin of pepper. It was Imperially commanded that fine silks, other silks, clothing and paper money, as appropriate, be conferred upon them.
Tai-zu: juan 141.4a Zhong-yang Yan-jiu yuan Ming Shi-lu, volume 5, page 2225
The minister Yang Ma-jia-yi and others who had been sent by A-da-a-zhe, the king of the country of Champa, presented a memorial and offered as tribute 200 elephant tusks, 800 jin of sandalwood, 400 jin of myrrh and 600 bolts of fan cloth. It was Imperially commanded that patterned fine silks interwoven with gold thread be conferred upon the king and that paper money as appropriate, be conferred upon the envoys.
Tai-zu: juan 152.3b-4a