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0308 Tibet and Turkestan : vol.1
チベットとトルキスタン : vol.1
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doi: 10.20676/00000231
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rapine which were implied in the taking of Christian
cities by Christian armies at that time, records his
admiration for the order and restraint of the Chinese
soldiery.¹

After two generations of quiet in Tibet, the prow-
ess of the Celestial soldier was again illustrated in
the campaign against the Goorkhas. These fight-
ing men, now so highly prized by the British, had
come up from the Rajput country, driven by the
Moslems, and had overrun the Nepal country about
1768, there subduing the native Buddhist state,
composed of tribes not unlike the Tibetans, and in
religion holding much in common with them. Suc-
cess makes boldness. From newly conquered seats
the restless warriors climbed the passes through
which the jealous Himalayas permit a difficult entry
to their uplifted court. From this quarter the by-
gone years had brought no dangers to the lama peo-
ple, whose unguarded peace was now wounded by
the sudden rush of furious Goorkhas, trained to war.
A cry for help was sent to the "Elder Brother";
weary days of waiting passed, filled with bloody
deeds of the advancing foe. But, what with the
resistance offered by men fighting for their homes,