[SONG ZIGAO] 宋子皋.

勐勐土司世系<BR> [Lineage Records of the Mengmeng Hereditary Leaders]

Yunnan. 云南民族出版社. [Yunnan minzuchubanshe]. 1990. First Edition. Stock ID #219719

Bilingual text in Chinese and Tai Lue/Tham script. Chinese Text, 1 - 354pp in simplified Chinese characters, Tai Lue/Tham Text 1 - 376pp, 19.2 x 13cm, paper wrapper. Text block slightly browned, and foxed at edges, wrapper a little worn. A good copy in paperback.

This text is a historical and genealogical record of the Mengmeng Tusi, a hereditary chieftainship system of the Tai Lue people in southwestern China, mainly Yunnan. It includes Chinese historical records and traditional Tai Lue / Tham texts, preserving oral history, lineage details and cultural practices of the local ruling families across generations. The script in the second half of the book, Thai Tham is that used for Pali Buddhist texts and local Tai vernaculars, such as Tai Lue.

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