 ... on elephants, were preceded by bearers of scarlet parasols, without number. Close behind came the royal wives and concubines, in palanquins and chariots, or mounted on horses or elephants, to whom were assigned at least a hundred parasols mottled...  Exploring Southeast Asia: A traveller's history of the region - 第 35 頁Milton E. Osborne 著 - 2002 - 272 頁有限的預覽 - 關於此書
 | Michael Freeman - 2004 - 208 頁
...Chinese diplomat, the only foreigner to record life at Angkor, wrote: Finally the Sovereign appeared, standing erect on an elephant and holding in his hand...bearers of twenty white parasols with golden shafts. All around was a bodyguard of elephants, drawn close together, and still more soldiers for complete... | |
 | John Tully - 2006 - 288 頁
...with 'flags, banners and music' and hundreds of golden parasols held aloft. The king himself stood 'erect on an elephant and holding in his hand the sacred sword'. The royal elephant's tusks were 'sheathed in gold' and around the royal beast were the massed ranks... | |
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