| | 244 ANTIQUITIES OF WESTERN TIBET [VOL. II state. In particular, when I became ruler over these districts of the empire, foreign enemies were conquered, friends within were protected, and so on. In brief, at home he was a gem-like minister, and abroad he was a gem-like general. All these deeds were made to agree [with other accounts], and together with the reasons for them collected in a book [containing his] biography. NOTES It is of some interest to hear that a biography of the famous general was actually written. Perhaps it may yet come to light. At present we must be content with the slight substitute for it contained in the above text. King STi-ma-rnam-rgyal's decree further tells us that Sákya-rgya-mtsho's daughter, Rgyal-hdzom, married a certain Dbaii-phyug from Zaiis-dkar, and that the couple received the villages of Dbyig-gu (I-gu) and Sa-bu. We also learn that the general belonged to a clan called Hcho-hbraii, and that he was related to the thirteen great hierarchs of Sa-skya. For local names, so far as identified, see the map. G10-bo' is Blo-bo, and Kha-po-lo is Kha-pu-lu. |
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