arrived with his army at Lan-gar-(mkhar)-rtse. Three or four great battles ensued. But neither side gained a victory nor was beaten. They remained equal. Then during one or two days snow fell more or less. The Wazir sent Lasu-mandru, a merchant from Kastrawar, to Rdo-rje-rnam-rgyal, to tell him [as follows] :—` If you are ready to pay a tribute [nazar] of 1,000 silver [rupees] to my government, we shall certainly go back [to Jammu] ! ' Then the minister of Tog wrote to the king of Slel (Leh) in a letter, ` If you will graciously pay a tribute of 1,000 rupees, they will go back ! Therefore do graciously pay the money ! If you will not show us this favour, I shall take six jau (a coin) from every soldier here.' Although the king as well as Tshe-brtan-rnam-rgyal and Don-grub-rnam-rgyal could see the necessity of this, queen Zi-zi would not listen. She said, ` The minister of Tog is of no use. Therefore Diios-grub-bstan-hdzin and the minister of Ldum-ra both shall go and bring the Wazir [Zorawar's] head ! ' Night and day reinforcements were sent [to the army]. Then both [the new generals] arrived at Lan-mkhar-rtse. On the following day a great battle was fought, which lasted from sunrise till past noon. On the other side many Si-pas were killed. Then they remained one day without fighting. The following day they fought from dawn. A little. after noon Rdo-rje-rnam-rgyal, the minister of Tog, was hit in his right shoulder by a bullet. Although Mi-ya-Ne-rdab-siiiat once surrounded the minister with twenty-five sword-bearing youths, he, standing on a boulder and seizing his sword with his left hand, did not allow anybody to come near him. But, a certain Rohila firing a bullet, the minister died. Then Diios-grub-bstan-hdzin also with his army appeared on a mountain ridge, and he [also began to] fight. About fifty Si-pas were killed. Just before sunset Dnos-grubbstan-hdzin was hit by a bullet in his right wrist. [Then] the minister of Ldum-ra as well as Hgur-med, together with their army, fled ; and Duos-grub-bstan-hdzin, his servant Bya-lun-(Bya-rui)-tshaii, and Myur-lha, these three, were left alone. As no other choice remained, Dlios-grub-bstan-hdzin gave his servant a packet of 100 rupees, which he had carried in his breast pocket, and sent this money, together with his humble salutations, to the Wazir [Zorawar]. The Wazir showed him [much] respect, and guarded him like the apple of his eye. The minister of Ldum-ra with his great army went across the river, and escaped through La=lun-bsil-mo. Later on 'No-no H_gyur-med also went before Wazir [Zorawar]. But Rta-mgrin, the Wazir of Mul-bhe, was in command of 300 men of Upper Bu-rig. While he stayed [in the valley of] Srin- o-sna-
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The Wazir Rta-mgrin with his army attacked him on the road and killed between fifty and sixty Si-pas. Two bullets at least hit the Wazir [Zorawar]'s palanquin, without hurting his person. [Zorawar's] treasurer (quarter-master ?) died there also. On that day the Wazir [Zorawar] became stupified (?) and did not know what to do. [Text uncertain.] But the Wazir Rta-mgrin, seeing the great army of the Wazir [Zorawar], ran away over night. Then the Wazir [Zorawar], who had no more fighting men against him, marched to Pas-kyum by way of Dkar-skyil. He broke the castle of Pas-kyum, and turned the chief (Jo) out. All the treasures that he found he sent to Kastrawar, [accompanied by] 100 Si-pas. Then Baii-kha-pa, heading 300 soldiers from GSani (Lower Ladakh),
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