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References

* Jiang Yingliang (1980) ''Baiyi zhuan jiaozhu nnotated version of the Baiyi zhuan',

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Renmin Chubanshe. * Sun Laichen (1997) Chinese Historical Sources on Burma: A Bibliography of Primary and Secondary Works," ''The Journal of Burma St''udies, Volume 2: Special Issue, 1997, pp. 1-116. * Wade, Geoff (1996) "The Bai Yi Zhuan: A Chinese Account of Tai Society in the 14th Century," ''14th Conference of the International Association of Historians of Asia (IAHA)'', Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand. (Includes translation of (Jiangliang, 1980), a copy can be found at the

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