Si Ke Fa
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Si Ke Fa is the Chinese name given to the ethnic Tai ruler who ruled over the Kingdom of Mong Mao
from 1340 to 1371. Different transliteration of his name in his native Tai language give his name as "Hso Kip Hpa" or "Sa Khaan Pha".
Si Ke Fa engaged in repeated raiding on neighboring chieftainships and in 1348-49 the Yuan
court sent an expedition under Marshall Dashibadu to put an end to it. The expedition failed to subdue him, but Si Ke Fa did send his son Mansa to the Yuan court to offer allegiance. The Bai Yi Zhuan
reports that while Mansa "accepted the Court's calendar and offered tribute, his clothing, paraphernalia and system remained like those of a king." Both the Mong Mao and Hsenwi chronicles provide lists of the far-flung domains he is said to have controlled reaching to the border of the Kingdom of Dali
in the north, Sipsongpanna to the south, Burma to the east, and Yongchang to the west.
Si Ke Fa's has a privileged position in Mong Mao chronicle history as defining "an age when the Tay [Tai] lived in an expansive independent kingdom ruled by their own kings and use it as a point of departure for their accounts of post-fifteenth century history"
Mong Mao
Mong Mao or Mao kingdom was an ethnically Dai state that controlled several smaller Tai states or chieftainships along the frontier of what is now Myanmar and China in the Dehong region of Yunnan with a capital near the modern-day border town of Ruili...
from 1340 to 1371. Different transliteration of his name in his native Tai language give his name as "Hso Kip Hpa" or "Sa Khaan Pha".
Si Ke Fa engaged in repeated raiding on neighboring chieftainships and in 1348-49 the Yuan
Yuan Dynasty
The Yuan Dynasty , or Great Yuan Empire was a ruling dynasty founded by the Mongol leader Kublai Khan, who ruled most of present-day China, all of modern Mongolia and its surrounding areas, lasting officially from 1271 to 1368. It is considered both as a division of the Mongol Empire and as an...
court sent an expedition under Marshall Dashibadu to put an end to it. The expedition failed to subdue him, but Si Ke Fa did send his son Mansa to the Yuan court to offer allegiance. The Bai Yi Zhuan
Bai Yi Zhuan
The Bai Yi Zhuan is a description of the Thai polity of Mong Mao in 1396 written by two envoys, Qian Guxun and Li Sicong, sent by the Ming court in China to resolve conflicts between the Ava kingdom in Burma and Mong Mao, also known as Luchuan-Pingmian. The description includes the history,...
reports that while Mansa "accepted the Court's calendar and offered tribute, his clothing, paraphernalia and system remained like those of a king." Both the Mong Mao and Hsenwi chronicles provide lists of the far-flung domains he is said to have controlled reaching to the border of the Kingdom of Dali
Kingdom of Dali
Dali or Great Li was a Bai kingdom centred in what is now Yunnan Province of China. Established by Duan Siping in 937, it was ruled by a succession of 22 kings until the year 1253, when it was conquered by an invasion of the Mongol Empire. The capital city was at Dali.- History :The Kingdom of...
in the north, Sipsongpanna to the south, Burma to the east, and Yongchang to the west.
Si Ke Fa's has a privileged position in Mong Mao chronicle history as defining "an age when the Tay [Tai] lived in an expansive independent kingdom ruled by their own kings and use it as a point of departure for their accounts of post-fifteenth century history"