In the Taikang reign of Jin Wudi (280-289 AD), Funan sent its first tribute mission. In the first year of Shengping of Jin Mudi (357), the king Zhuzhantan sent a tamed elephant as tribute. The emperor Mudi issued an edict saying, "This animal is troublesome to transport, you need not send any more." Later, there was king Qiaochenru who was originally a Brahmin from India. A god told him "you will be king of Funan", and he was pleased in his heart and travelled to the kingdom of Panpan. The people of Funan heard about it and all welcomed him happily and made him king. He changed the institutions of the country to follow the Indian laws.