▁were ▁described ▁as ▁honest . ▁ ▁They ▁also ▁" we ar ▁their ▁hair ▁short , ▁with ▁tur ban ▁of ▁gold - bro c aded ▁sat in ", ▁and ▁red - col oured ▁cl othing . ▁Ru ins ▁of ▁the ▁settlement ▁on ▁the ▁hill ▁were ▁still ▁visible ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 th ▁century ▁and ▁was ▁described ▁by ▁the ▁Res ident ▁John ▁C raw f urd . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 8 , ▁several ▁pieces ▁of ▁gold ▁orn aments ▁d ating ▁to ▁the ▁mid - 1 4 th ▁century ▁were ▁discovered ▁at ▁Fort ▁C anning ▁Hill . ▁Wang ▁also ▁reported ▁that ▁the ▁S iam ese ▁attacked ▁the ▁city ▁mo at ▁of ▁Tem ase k ▁with ▁around ▁ 7 0 ▁ships ▁a ▁few ▁years ▁before ▁he ▁visited , ▁and ▁the ▁city ▁successfully ▁resist ed ▁the ▁attack ▁for ▁a ▁month . ▁ ▁By ▁the ▁ 1 4 th ▁century , ▁the ▁S riv ij aya ▁emp ire ▁had ▁decl ined , ▁and ▁the ▁Maj ap ah it ▁and ▁Ay ut th aya ▁Kingdom ▁became ▁dominant ▁in ▁the ▁region ▁and ▁altern atively ▁made ▁claim ▁to ▁Tem ase k . ▁The ▁Nag ar ak ret ag ama ▁written ▁in ▁ 1 3 6 5 ▁listed ▁T um as ik ▁as ▁a ▁v ass al ▁of ▁the ▁Maj ap ah it . ▁Portuguese ▁sources ▁indicate ▁that ▁during ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 4 th ▁century , ▁Tem ase k ▁was ▁a ▁S iam ese ▁v ass al ▁whose ▁r uler ▁was ▁killed ▁by ▁Par ames w ara