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 COBEAN £XT£KSIOK. 127 Chinese court from clutcbing an advantage of which it was certain. Bat if the governor did not get what he desired, he and the governor of Towchow got what they did not want ; for permission was granted them to use a sword on their own bodies.* The young Oaogowli king, from gratitude or policy, sent to Huentoo all the Chinese prisoners in his hands. In 169, Baigoo, the Oaogowli king, ravaged Liaotung ; and the governor of Huentoo saved his head by acknowledging the supremacy of Baigoo. Then, for the first time, the name Gaogowli embraced the lands of the much more ancient Chaosien ; for with Huentoo, most, if not all, of Liaotung was annexed by Baigoa Yen was defeated shortly after, in their attempts to drive Gaogowli eastwards from Sinchung, etc., which was in the westernmost of the four divisions of Chaosien. Hence- forth th^ name Chaosien does not appear again for thirteen centuries. As Weigoong, king of Gaogowli, was never done plundering his western neighbours, the governor of Yowchow marched with all the forces he could muster across the Yaloo up to Wadoo,"f- the capital of Weigoong. The king was defeated in the one battle he was tempted to fight ; but though over a thousand of his men were slain, he would not listen to the advice of his minister, Dualai, who urged him to submit. This minister, in his disgrace, starved himself to death, and the Chinese army was ordered to hallow his grave ; and when they seized his wife and children, they escorted them safely to their homa Weigoong, with his wife and children, fled far north to Maigow, his chief city, 800 li south of Wojoo, The new governor of Huentoo was sent to hunt him out; and drove him beyond the Toomun Chinese origin. It is pretty certain that China set the example of regarding suicide as the mildest and most honourable f onn of capital punishment. t" Sailing 100 li up the Yaloo, then in smaller Tessels up another river; in all, 590 li was Wadoa" There is a small tributary running into the Yaloo below Aichow; but though there is a port for small vessels south-east of Aichow, I have not heard of vessels being able to go far up, though they may be able to do so in floods
 * It would be intereBtmg to know whetlusr the Japanese ffarikari is not of