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国立情報学研究所 - ディジタル・シルクロード・プロジェクト
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| India and Tibet : vol.1 | |
| インドとチベット : vol.1 |
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引用情報
TASHI LAMA RECEIVES BOGLE 13
the irksomeness of these attentions he suffered no incon-
venience or opposition.
On November 8, 1774, he arrived at the place near
Shigatse where the Tashi Lama was at the time in
residence. The day following he had an interview with
the Lama, and delivered to him a letter and a necklace of
pearls from Warren Hastings. This was the first official
interview which had ever taken place between a British
officer and a Tibetan, and as such is particularly worthy
of note.
The Tashi Lama received Bogle* with a very
courteous and smiling countenance," seated him near him
on a high stool covered with a carpet, and spoke to him
in Hindustani, of which he had a moderate knowledge."
After inquiring about Warren Hastings' health, and
Bogle's journey through Bhutan, he introduced the
subject of the war in Behar—that is, the Bhutanese invasion
of the plains of Bengal. I always," said the Lama,
disapproved of Deb Judhur (the Bhutanese Chief) seizing
the Behar Raja (the Raja of Kuch Behar) and going
to war with the Fringies (the English) ; but the Deb
considered himself as powerful in arms, and would not
listen to my advice. After he was defeated, I wrote to
the Governor, who, in ceasing hostilities against the
Bhutanese, in consequence of my application, and restoring
to them their country, has made me very happy, and has
done a very pious action. My servants who went to
Calcutta were only little men, and the kind reception they
had from the Governor I consider as another mark of
friendship."
Bogle explained that Kuch Behar was separated
from the British province of Bengal only by a rivulet ;
that the Bhutanese from time immemorial had confined
themselves to their mountains, and when they visited
the low countries it was in an amicable manner, and
in order to trade ; that when many thousand armed men
issued at once from their forests, carried off the Raja
of Kuch Behar as prisoner, and seized his country, the
Company very justly became alarmed, and concluded
* Markham, p. 135.
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