Burma's contacts with Islam via Yunnan thus go back to Sai-tien-ch'th (Shamsuddin), State councillor of Yunnan and his family. (1274-1279).
The origins of Burma's Islamic connections via Yunnan can be found in the period when Sai-tien-ch'th (Shamsuddin) served as an advisor for Yunnan, a time that lasted from 1274 to 1279.