Assertion: malacca | /r/CapableOf | establish contact
Facets:
value: through the explorer
type: OTHER
value: with the chinese empire
type: OTHER
value: to protect their territory
type: PURPOSE
Source sentences:
text: Malacca also established contact with the Chinese empire through the explorer Zheng He to protect their territory from Siamese forces, culminating in the marriage of Sultan Mansur Shah and Hang Li Poh.