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CH. IX]   THE CHRONICLES OF LADAKH : TRANSLATION   135

Cunningham's ` Other Informa-

tion '.

3. He establishes his headquarters at Tirthapur on the Sutlej.

Tshe-brtan.

Rg;ial-rabs.

3. The Dogras dam up the water of 3. a river in Grog-po-rab-gsum and the Tibetans retire.

Zorawar goes to Bu-rail, and

comes back to Sgar, where he

establishes his headquarters. Basti-Ram is stationed at Do-yo.

4. Basti-Ram is stationed at Stagla-mkhar, on the Karnali river.

5. Rahim-Khan and Ghulam-Khan of Chu-sod plunder Spi-ti.

6. On the 7th November No-noBsod-nams' force is annihilated at Kar-dam. On the 19th November he and GhulamKhan are taken prisoners.

7. Zorawar advances from Tirthapur. On the 12th December he is beaten and killed.

8. Among the prisoners are Ahmad-Shah of Baltistan, General Ghulam-Khan, No-noBsod-nams, the minister of Bab-sgo.

4.

6. The garrison at Stag-la-mkhar is annihilated by the Tibetans.

7. The Dogras follow the Tibetans 7. Zorawar is encamped at Do-yo.

to Upper Grog-po-rab-sum ;   The Tibetans from Stag-la-

Zorawar is beaten and killed.   mkhar beat and kill him.

8. Peace is concluded and an 8. Among the prisoners are Mgon-

agreement written.   po No-no-Bsod-nams, the

ministers of Bab-sgo and Saspo, and Golam-Khan.

As certain place-names, in particular Do-yo and Grog-po-rab-gsum, have not yet been traced on any map, we do not yet know how far the agreement between the three accounts extends. A song on Zorawar's death is found in my History of Western Tibet (p. 169).

Between Mgon-po, the steward [of He-mi], and the Tibetans an agreement was

made, and Mgon-po sent a secret letter to La-dvags : " The Wazir is dead, and the

Tibetan army is reported in pursuit. Therefore, Upper and Lower [Ladakh], on all

sides, should be made ready for war." The astrologer Tshe-dban-rab-brtan was sent

in advance [with this letter]. Mgon-po himself intended to watch events, saying,

" The Tibetans will gather an army ! " ; and so he arrived later. Lha-bdag-Tshe-rin-

stobs-rgyas, the Wazir's quartermaster, had to supply the garrison of the castle of

La-dvags and the Si-pas with food, grass, and wood. When the Wazir was dead,

and no grass or wood arrived from Upper and Lower Ladakh, he said to the Kumidan

and Magna, the Thanadár : " I am not sure whether grass and wood will arrive ! It

looks like a rebellion. I do not know what will happen ! " Then these two became

reflective also. They sent a petition to the Ser-kar [Jammu], and asked for an army. In

accordance with what had been said [before] Mgon-po, the steward, and the noblemen

of Gsam (Lower Ladakh) held a consultation. During winter, they equipped an army ;

and in the spring they sent the hosts from Upper and Lower Ladakh, Sbal-ti, Kha-pul,

and Ldum-ra [to Leh]. A Tibetan captain of the archers, 100 cavalry, and 500 infantry

were posted at Lce-hbre. Then the Ladakhi army surrounded both the Ki-la and

the Cha-lion, and threw up entrenchments. Then they fought for twelve days without

intermission. (Ca MS.) In the Ki-la there were 50 Sin-pas under Magna, the

Thanadár ; in the Cha-hon there were 300 Pal-tan Si-pas under a Kumidan. (Cc MS.)

p. 52.