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India and Tibet : vol.1 | |
インドとチベット : vol.1 |
TROUBLE IN EASTERN TIBET 369
The new Anibal', or Assistant Amban, who was
murdered, had been delaying his journey at Batang for
some months, and his followers had been guilty of pillag-
ing the Tibetans.
The considerable party which was still attached to the
deposed Grand Lama had been active in intrigues against
the Chinese officials, who, it was argued, had been proved
by recent events quite incapable of safeguarding the
privileges of the Lamaist body, and incompetent to exer-
cise the rights of suzerain over Tibet—that is to say, the
Lamas had realized the utter feebleness of the Chinese
Government.
Before the outbreak at Batang the probably false
rumour was spread about that the deposed Grand Laina
had descended from Heaven," had arrived in Tachien-lu,
î and was about to return to Lhasa.
~! It was said that secret orders had been issued by the
great lamaseries at Lhasa to Batang and other places for
LI the murder of all Chinese and Europeans near the Tibetan
frontier.
The Lamas about Litang had a further feud with the
Chinese officials, who in the previous year seized the kenpu,
of or chief steward, of their lamasery and chopped off his head.
m It may be noted that on March 30—that is, four days
iY before the attack on Feng took place—Consul-General
Campbell had written to our Minister saying that Feng
O was headstrong, and that it was evident that his plans
1' must create serious disturbances unless the Chinese
garrisons in East Tibet were strengthened.
Later, on May 12, Consul-General Goffe wrote from
Chengtu that a Chinese official at Batang stated that the
I local tribes had no intention of rebelling against the
II Chinese Government, and that Feng had brought his
death upon himself by his harsh and unpopular measures.
I The local chiefs also sent a petition to the Chinese
Viceroy of Szechuan complaining of the various unpopular
changes introduced by Feng, which had incensed the
people beyond measure. They repudiated any intention
of throwing off their allegiance to China, but they warned
the Viceroy that any despatch of troops to Litang and
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