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... called by the Burmese Karen or Kayen ; by their other neighbours they are known as Yang , pro- nounced sometimes nasally as Nyang . These people are believed to have been a branch of the Chau or Djow , which entered the north - west of ...
... called by the Burmese Karen or Kayen ; by their other neighbours they are known as Yang , pro- nounced sometimes nasally as Nyang . These people are believed to have been a branch of the Chau or Djow , which entered the north - west of ...
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... called Viang Lek , founded dukedoms or Muangs at Soo - pan - Boo - ree and Lop - Boo - ree , and joined the confederation formed by the Ngai Lao States , over which the King of Sukkhothai was then suzerain . This king had attacked ...
... called Viang Lek , founded dukedoms or Muangs at Soo - pan - Boo - ree and Lop - Boo - ree , and joined the confederation formed by the Ngai Lao States , over which the King of Sukkhothai was then suzerain . This king had attacked ...
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... called to me to hold my nose , -the Karens , to propitiate the nats ( demons , gnomes , and fairies ) of the vicinity , had sacrificed a dog to them , and the air for a hundred yards was reeking with the stench from the crucified ...
... called to me to hold my nose , -the Karens , to propitiate the nats ( demons , gnomes , and fairies ) of the vicinity , had sacrificed a dog to them , and the air for a hundred yards was reeking with the stench from the crucified ...
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... called , was a hectoring , swaggering blade , as gaily dressed as a game - cock , and as vain as an actor . A well - built lad of about two - and - twenty , who had been brought up in an English school , tall and good - looking ...
... called , was a hectoring , swaggering blade , as gaily dressed as a game - cock , and as vain as an actor . A well - built lad of about two - and - twenty , who had been brought up in an English school , tall and good - looking ...
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... called Maing Loongyee by the Burmese , and Muang Nium by the Shans , is traversed by war - paths leading from Burmah to Zimmé and Siam , along which great armies of invaders have passed ; it was , more- over , subject to frequent ...
... called Maing Loongyee by the Burmese , and Muang Nium by the Shans , is traversed by war - paths leading from Burmah to Zimmé and Siam , along which great armies of invaders have passed ; it was , more- over , subject to frequent ...
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amongst ancient bamboo Ban Meh Bangkok bank Bhamo boys breakfast Buddh Burmah Burmese Shans camp caravan chief China Chinese Chow Hluang cotton crest crossed the Meh distance Dr Cushing Dr M'Gilvary east elephants entered feet broad feet deep forest Gaudama ground halted hillocks hills howdah inches journey Kamooks Kampti Karenni Karens Khas Khow Khum Kiang Hai Kiang Hsen Kiang Tung Lakon Laos Lapoon Lawa leaving Loi Soo Tayp Loogalay Luang Prabang mahout Maing Loongyee Maulmain Meh Khoke Meh Kong Meh Laik Meh Low Meh Nium Meh Ping Meh Wung miles from Hlineboay missionaries monastery Moné morning Moung Muang Haut Ngor night pagoda passed Penyow Phya Ping Shans placed plain plateau Portow railway rest-house rice river rupees Salween Salween river Siamese side slaves spirits spurs stream teak temple Thoungyeen told trees valley verandah Viang whilst Yunnan Zimmé Shans
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