Stock ID #217255 The Customs of Cambodia. TA-KUAN CHOU.

The Customs of Cambodia.

Bangkok. Siam Society. 1992. Second Edition. Stock ID #217255

Translated into English from the French version by Paul Pelliot of Chou's Chinese original text by J. Gilman d'Arcy Paul. Colour plan, colour plates, one folding, xx + 73pp, a good copy in faded dustjacket.

This is the account of Chou Ta-Kuan (Zhou Daguan), a Chinese diplomat serving the second Emperor of the Yuan dynasty, Temur Khan. Chou Ta-Kuan resided in the court of King Indravarman III between 1296-1297. His impressions are considered one of the most important sources providing a historical understanding of the Ancient Khmer Kingdom.

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