Wang Dayuan
The only first-hand account of 14th-century Singapore may be the descriptions of a place named "Danmaxi" (generally identified with Temasek) written by Wang Dayuan in the "Daoyi Zhilue", a record of his travels. It indicates that Temasek was ruled by a local chief during Wang's visit around 1330, however the word used (酋長, "tribal chief") by Wang indicates that the ruler may not have been independent, rather he was a vassal of another more powerful state. Wang also mentioned that the Siamese attacked the fortified city of Temasek with around 70 ships a few years before he visited, but Temasek successfully resisted the attack which lasted a month. Other settlements on the island recorded by Wang are Long Ya Men (identified with Keppel Harbour) and Ban Zu (possibly a transcription of "Pancur", or a sacred spring on Fort Canning Hill); the exact relationship between these settlements is unclear.