The Thousand Mask Warrior

Ayody

It can be simply explained that the Siamese people came from the Southern region of China over a thousand years ago. The Siamese people were a group of Tai people from a region in southern China called Guangxi Zhuang. It was 214 BC, when China was ruled by the Qin empire that built its capital, Guangdong. It's just that due to this development, there was a great pressure in the field of community, state and the interests of the Chinese Tai community that made them forced to go migrating in droves towards the South for hundreds of years.

In the South, the Tai people arrived and met a society that had been influenced by Hindustani culture and religion. This event occurred approximately from the 8th to 10th centuries AD.

When comfortable, these Tai people slowly settled in the Chao Phraya valley from the 10th century onwards, where the Dwarawati culture of the Hindustani lands flourished. The Tai people also interbred and mixed with the Mon and Khmer people.

These Tai people spread across the region and formed the kingdom of Sukothai as well as being part of the Lavo royal population of the Khmer people. They themselves were later summoned as Siamese by the people of Angkor as part of Lavo's royal army. It can be said, the people of Tai or Siam at that time was still under the power and power of the Khmer Empire centered on Angkor Wat including the time of the king of Second Suryavarman and Seventh Jayavarman.

The Tai people, who were known as the Siamese, built a city-state known as Ayutthaya, in reference to the city of Ayodya in Hindustan, the power of the Rama Vijaya in the puppet play and the will of the state of Hindustan. Slowly, the city-state of the Siamese people formed by Ramathibodi grew and developed into the center of government of the advancing Siamese people.

Influenced by the Hindu Khmer Empire, slowly but surely, Ayutthaya began to extend its power to the settlements and residential areas of the Tai or Siamese people since 1350 AD, although from the time of the Sukothai kingdom ruled by Ram Khamhaeng, the people of Siam have embraced Theravada Buddhism.

Thus, Ayutthaya also began to dare to break away from the rule of the Khmer Empire by defeating him in a major war in 1431 AD. In fact, Ayutthaya finally succeeded in making the Khmer and Mon into subordinate countries that provide tribute.

Of course, then the problem occurred when Ayutthaya had to face the power of the Malay kingdoms and Burma as his arch enemy.

The Khun Wanchay wore an oversized garment that showed his social prestige: a long-sleeved, bright red silk shirt with a thread and gold buttons. He was wearing a cellop and his head was covered in a kind of crown decorated with precious stones and beautiful golden carvings. Middle age does not make it look old, on the contrary, Khun Wanchay na Ayutthaya evaporate the air of power and authority.

The landlord smiled, then raised the two palms he clad onto his head. "Also, Lord Kittisak, the courtier of the Ayutthaya kingdom who is so revered. Servant felt so embarrassed and grateful for the quick actions of the courtier. The servant acknowledges the servant's own pride in performing and proving the service of the servant to the state. Initially, by using the Burmese people, I think we Siamese people can prove that we also have power not only over the Khmer people of Cambodia, he said, the Mon and Lao people of Lan Xang, but also the Burmese who had been one of Ayutthaya's arch-enemies in addition to the Malay and Malacca Pranggi kingdoms," said the landlord politely and with a sweet face of honey.

Kittisak squinted his eyes and stroked his chin. He felt something he had not thought of before. "Ah, you're right too, Mr. Wanchay. I didn't think that far," Kittisak said.

Khun Wanchay smiled again, wider now. This hard-to-guess landlord seemed to have executed his secret plan as well. "However, courtier Kittisak, a plan is only a plan. No one blames the attitude and decision of the master to finish off the Burmese warriors. After all, they are indeed not that valuable, sir. Only, surely the master had also heard that the rest of the Siamese warriors under the servant leadership were all killed that day. Wind news said that a warrior from the land of Java where the Majapahit kingdom was born was titled Pendekar Mask Seribu who killed them all. It was obvious that the famous swordsman was now siding with Kedah, my lord."

Kittisak nodded in understanding. "I've heard it, Mr. Wanchay. At first I was about to take down the soldiers and spies of Ayutthaya to find out and bend, even if possible, to kill him outright. However, hearing your original purpose and plan, another plan popped into my head. I command you, Lord Wanchay, to use the strength of the warriors of all nations under the rule and influence of Siam Ayutthaya. Take and pay the Siamese swordsmen with his Muay Boran, the Lao people with his Muay Lao, the Khmer people with his bokator, or the Burmese people with his Lethwei. If necessary also take the Malay Pattani with their Tomoi silat. We seek out the Thousand Mask Swordsman and destroy all the plans of the Kedah Malays. We serve them" Kittisak said.

The Khun Wanchay na Ayutthaya again raised her palms clenched in front of her forehead. A sly grin appeared invisible from the middle-aged man's face.