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is a little village near Spadum in Zaus-dkar. Mkhar-inau is identical with the principality of Khartakchan and Parkuda. The Jos of Mkhar-mafi (or Parkuda) are a family of Balti chiefs, from whose daughters the kings of Baltistan used to select their wives. When the Balti Prince Muhammad-Shah was disinherited in favour of his younger brother Muhammad-Ali, he fled to the chief of Mkhar-maii, his uncle, who took up his cause. It was only natural for the chief of Mkhar-man to assist the Dogras in their campaign, because in particular the latter professed to defend Muhammad-Shah's right to the throne of Baltistan. Basti-Ram's narrative ends immediately before the Balti war. The remainder of the history was compiled by Cunningham from ` Other Information'.

COMPARATIVE TABLE OF THE BALTI WAR ACCORDING TO THE THREE AUTHORITIES

Baste-Ram (pp. 343 sqq.).   Tshe-brtan.   Rgyal-rabs..

1. Gulab Singh is displeased with Duos-grub-bstan-hdzin's election.

2. Zorawar conquers Balde and Chatrgarh, then Zaus-dkar.

3. Diios - grub -bstan -hdzin runs away, but is seized at Ta-bo.

2: After six years Zorawar goes to Zaus-dkar.

3. The old king, as well as Duosgrub-bstan-hdzin, both go to meet him at Pi-pi-tifi in Zaiisdkar.

4. The old king is reinstated. Duos - grub - bstan - hdzin is punished.

4. The old king reinstated, the taxes being raised to 23,000 Rs. annually.

5. Zorawar goes back to Jammu.

6. Next year he comes to Leh again, to make war against Baltistan.

6. War is made against Baltistan..

6. After six years the Ladakhis and the people of Pu-rig start an insurrection. Zorawar arrives at Leh, coming from Zaus-dkar. War is made against Baltistan.

Cunningham's ` Other Information ' (pp. 346 sqq.).

7. Prince Muhammad-Shah is to be placed on the throne of Balti-stan.

8. Submission of the chiefs of Khatakchan and Khapulu.

9. Mia-Nidhân-Singh with 5,000 men is beaten by the Baltis.

8. The chief of Mkhar-man acts as guide to the Dogra army.

9.  Battle of Tse-tse-tsan : several Si-pa are killed (Dogras beaten).

10. Zorawar beats the Baltis.

10. Basti-Ram builds a bridge across the Indus. The Baltis are beaten at Marwan.

11. Skar-rdo surrenders for want of water. Muhammad-Shah is placed on the throne of Balti-stan.

12. Don-grub-rnam-rgyal of Ladakh dies of small-pox.

Skar-rdo is conquered.

12. The father-king dies of

small-

pox. He is cremated at Tog.

13. Hjigs-med-rnam-rgyal is acknowledged king of Ladakh.

11. Skar-rdo surrenders after a 11.

siege of twelve days. The chiefs of the insurgents are cruelly punished.

12. The father-king and Ban-khapa both die at Skar-rdo. They are cremated at Tog.

13. Back to Leh. Zorawar spends the winter at Leh.

13. Hjigs-med-rnam-rgyal is acknowledged king of Ladakh.