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136   ANTIQUITIES OF INDIAN TIBET   [VOL. II

On the following day [the Tibetans] surrounded the Cha-hon. The Kumidan was

stationed at the Chag-rab ( ?) of the Cha-hon, and the Sbal-ti army was [encamped]

round the gate of the same. Suddenly Miya-Ranu, together with 30 Si-pas sword in

hand, issued from the Ki-la, careless of life and death. At first they surprised the

Sbal-tis ; and after they had killed several Sbal-tis the Sbal-tis fled. Then half the

Pal-tans left the Cha-hon ; but the combat came to a stop, and all the Ladakhi soldiers

returned to their encampment. From that day for six days they fought night and

day without intermission. At that time a letter arrived [at Leh with the news] that

Dewan Hari-cand and Wazir Tunu had reached Kha-la-[r]tse with a great army (Ca MS.)

and several guns. (Cc MS.) At night all the [Tibetan] soldiers encamped around the

Ki-la assembled in the castle. On the next morning the King's minister, the Tibetan

Lhags-tshe-rin-stobs-rgyas, destroyed the bridge at Lig-tse and remained [there]

for several days. The Dewan Sahib arrived at Slel (Leh) and pursued the fugitives.

Within two days he annihilated every trace of the [Tibetan] entrenchments and started

in pursuit. At first he fought against those 500 Tibetan soldiers who were stationed

at the Lce-hbre monastery, and killed as many as possible. The remainder were

seized and sent to Slel. Then the Dewan Sahib, the Wazir Sahib, and the soldiers

marched across the Byan-la [pass] to Hdor-khug. Also the Tibetan army, the king,

and the ministers of La-dvags fled from Lig-tse and went to Klun-gyog-ma. Together

with them an auxiliary force, consisting of the minister Zur-khan and Ra-ga-sa and

5,000, arrived at Klun-gyog-ma. They established a camp, and remained there.

Afterwards about 2,000 Tibetan soldiers were sent off to fight [the Dogras]. On the

plain of Rdo-khug they fought against the Dewan's soldiers for one day ; but, being

no match for them, they retired to their encampment. On the following day the soldiers

of the Wazir and Dewan Sahib marched to Klun-gyog-ma. There were mountains

close on both sides of the brook, and they established their camp on both banks. For

ten or eleven days they fought together ; but neither side gained a victory or was beaten.

One day, when the Si-pas, breaking up their camp, engaged in skirmishes, the cold of

the plain caused much harm to the Si-pas, and an officer, Kumidan Maca-Sin, died.

The cook of the Lib-chod (commissioner) cast fire [into the Dogra camp], and caused

a conflagration in their camp, which did much harm. So they went back to the

camp. After that Than-pa Bsod-nams-hbyor-ldan advised [the Dogras] to flood the

Tibetan camp with water. He spoke to the Wazir and the Dewan, and the brook was

dammed up ; the narrow place [between the hills] was closed, and the water forced

upwards. After three nights and days had elapsed the Tibetan camp on the plain

became flooded with water. Their equipment, the powder, etc., became wet. As no

other course was left, the Tibetans bowed their heads. The Wazir and the Dewan

carried the following off to Slel : Pi-Ai-sa-kra, the captain of the archers, Ra-ga-sa,

Zur-khan, and together with them fifty officers and men. The bulk of the army was

allowed to retire, and they returned [to Tibet]. When Ra-ga-sa arrived at the

steep defile of Wam[-le], he swallowed the diamond of his golden finger-ring and died.

p. 53. The captain of the archers and Zur-khan were both escorted to Slel, and there peace