Bunga mas

A golden tree, part of the bunga mas for the Thai court

The bunga mas dan perak (lit. "golden and silver flowers"), often abbreviated to bunga mas (Jawi: بوڠا مس‎ "golden flowers"), was a tribute sent every three years to the king of Siam from its vassal states in the Malay Peninsula, in particular, Terengganu, Kelantan, Kedah, Pattani, Nong Chik, Yala and Rangae.[1] The tribute consisted of two small trees made of gold and silver, plus costly gifts of weapons, goods and slaves. [2]

There are several supposed origins of and reasons for the establishment of the tradition:

The practice ended in 1909, with the establishment of the British rule in most of the northern Malay states.[2]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Cyril Skinner (1983). A Malay Mission to Bangkok during the reign of Rama II, Journal of the Malaysian Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society,
  2. 1 2 3 Leonard Y. Andaya, Barbara Watson Andaya (1984). A History of Malaysia, ISBN 0312381212, pp.65-68
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