His opinion of the Chams is entirely prejudiced, as he blamed them for being "malicious and heartless" and engaged in pagan rituals where believers threw themselves under the floats carrying their idols.
[3] A Dutch account from Cornelis Matelief de Jonge's journey in 1607 says that the Cham ruler was allied to Johor on the Malay Peninsula, and that the Portuguese as a consequence had not traded with Champa for three years.
By the end of the 16th century, Champa had regained territory from the Vietnamese who were occupied with internal wars, as far north as the Cù Mông Pass, just to the south of Quy Nhon.
However, attempts to push further and attack Quảng Nam province provoked a determined response from the Nguyễn who wished to secure Phú Yên as a buffer.
[7] Cham tradition says little about this event, although the reign of Po Nit is credited with the establishment of Kinh Cuu, or Cham-Vietnamese mestizos in the Parik (Phan Ri) area.