A foreign who interested in history passed by. To study modern history, like all modern science, we need evidences -- like the style of artifacts or records not just from 1st party or 2nd party but others eg. in case of TH-MM history we all so see records from CH, IN, the West, ect. missionaries, merchants, emissaries, etc. who had contact with the kingdoms at that time. AND THERE IS NO EVIDENCE SUPPORT OF WHAT YOU SAID. In fact it's one reason why others look down at you MM people -- it shows you lack the process of logical thinking according to modern way of studying. Not to talk that if you believe the statue donated by MM king, it also means you believe people can fly/use magic, etc. Again it's the reason why you are looked down. Listen or not is your choice but what you and many of you people do it's just reflection of simple psychology -- MM WAS great and better than neighbors. This is to sooth your mindset that you are OK or even better than neighbors in the old days. You forgot/ignore that fact that even if it's true, MM WAS once great. It's past tense, not present or future tense. Only those who has no hope for the future would cry and whine about their glorious days in the past.