Assertion: malacca | /r/CapableOf | forge alliance
Facets:
value: in 1405
type: TEMPORAL
value: in order to secure protection
type: PURPOSE
value: with the ming emperor
type: OTHER
Source sentences:
text: In 1405 Malacca forged an alliance with the Ming Emperor in order to secure protection against Siamese invaders; over time Chinese settlers who married local Malays resulted in what was dubbed the Baba Nyonya peoples.