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120   ANTIQUITIES OF INDIAN TIBET   [VoL. II

votive tablet from Tag-ma-cig ; No. 67, hymn addressed to Ni-ma-rnam-rgyal from Sa-spo-la ; No. 68, hymn addressed to Ni-ma-rnam-rgyal, from Skyur-bu-can ; No. 69, construction of a road under Ni-ma-rnam-rgyal A-ci-na-thaii to Ha-nu ; No. 70, votive tablet from Skyur-bu-can ; No. 71, hymn addressed to Ni-ma-rnam-

rgyal, from Bde-skyid in Nub-ra.

In the list of the king's brothers at the beginning of the paragraph the name of Hjig-dpal is missing. It

was probably erased on account of his conversion to Muhammadanism.

Regarding the works of literature I must confess that I cannot trace them anywhere. The fikah-sgyur

ro-mchog, ` sweet commandments,' must not be confused with the Bkah-hgyur itself. The Gser-hod-dam-pa has been mentioned previously ; the Gser-hod-gyaic-skyabs is perhaps a chapter of thát work. [Possibly

Hjam, Sdud, and Bzan are abreviations for three several works.—F. W. T.]

The modern castle of Charasa in Nub-ra is said to have been erected by this king : of his treasury at

Gtiii-sgail we read in Tshe-brtan's account of the Dogra war (see ` Minor Chronicles ', infra).

IV

(B MS.) Later on Bde-skyon-rnam-rgyal (c. 1720-40 A.D.) married Ni-zla-

dbaii-mo of Lho-mo[n]-sdazi (C MS. Lho-mon-than), and himself was appointed king.

After a son, Sa-skyoii-rnam-rgyal, had been born, [the two] separated on account of dis-

agreement of temper, and the queen returned to the south. (C MS.) Then Kun-hdzom

was asked to become queen, and a son, Tshe-dbaii-rnam-rgyal, was born. (B MS.)

Subsequently the king married another wife and a son, Phun-tshogs-rnam-rgyal, was

born ; (L MS.) [and also] Rab-brtan-rnam-rgyal. (B MS.) The state officials, council of

elders, and the people having sent in a request that Bkra-sis-rnam-rgyal should be

ordained and become a lama, or else reside at Gtiii-sgan palace, the father, Ni-ma-rnam-

rgyal, [once more] turned king of faith. Prince Bde-skyon-rnam-rgyal's mother having

died prematurely, Zi-zi-Kha-tun took care of him ; consequently, whatever his kind

[foster-]mother said could not be refused. The government was good. Soon, through

the persuasion of the queen-mother, Bkra-sis-rnam-rgyal was appointed to rule from

the Pho-tog pass over all Bu-rig. At the Diiul-mdog palace of Mul-bhe he built

a reservoir (?) (or subterranean granary ?). He married a daughter of the minister of

Tog, but had no children. Princess Bkra-sis-dbaii-mo was taken by the King of

Kastawar as his consort. Although prayed not to give her away, because the language

as well as the religion of the people of India were different, the queen, saying, `A child's

P. 45. rulers are father . and mother ! ' would not listen, but gave her away. [Soon after,

however], several servants, with Dgah-phel as their leader, were sent to her. They said

that she was not even allowed to see the light of day, upon which an army was

despatched with orders to bring the girl back by whatever means. When the girl was

being carried off, the king and queen of•Kastawar, who were both very fond of her, said,

` Let us also go to La-dvags ! ', and set out with a few chiefs. But Zi-zi-Kha-tun here

[in Ladakh] gave secret orders to this effect :—` If the King of Kastawar should arrive

here, and not be killed in some clever way [beforehand], it might injure my son

Bkra-sis-rnam-rgyal's rule [over Bu-rig].' So without the knowledge of the authorities

[at Leh] a servant of the queen went, and at the bridge on the frontier, between

Kastawar and Pa-ldar, the servant, approaching the king in the manner of a servant

with a request, threw him into the water. The fatal rumour soon spread all over

the country. Consequently, although Bkra-sis-rnam-rgyal and the elder son Sa-skyoii