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『東洋文庫所蔵』貴重書デジタルアーカイブ

Basti-Rām Tshe-btan Rgyal-rabs
4. The Ladakhi king waits on the 4. The Ladakhi king is deposed.
Wazir at Chu-śod. He is
deposed.
5. Dños-grub-bstan-ḥdzin is made 5. Drag-śos of Kha-la-rtse refuses to 5. Dños-grub-bstan-ḥdzin is made
king of Ladakh. be made viceroy of Ladakh. viceroy.
Dños-grub-bstan-ḥdzin accepts
the dignity.
6. The queen and her son go to 6. Mchog-sprul's flight towards 6. Prince Mchog-sprul's flight to
Leh (?). Lahul. Drag-śos is punished. Spi-ti, where he dies.
7. A fort is built outside Leh. 7. A fort (Kyí-la) erected at Leh. 7. A fort (Ki-la) built at Leh
(Dgar-ba).
8. Zorawar goes to Jammu. Basti- 8. Zorawar on his way home de- 8. Zorawar returns to Jammu.
Rām is sent against Balde (?). stroys the treasury of Gñu-
sgan.
9. Two sons are born to Prince
Mchog-sprul's wives.

Ladakhi Songs No. i is a song written by minister Dños-grub-bstan-ḥdzin. No. xviii is addressed to the
same person.

In the sixth year the Wazir himself came back [again to Ladakh], and reached
Zaṅs-dkar. The [old] king of Slel (Leh) went to meet him. At Pi-pi-tiṅ he met with
the Wazir, and the Wazir showed him great kindness. Raja Dnos-grub-bstan-hdzin and
the minister of Ba-mgo arrived there one day later, and met with the Wazir at Pi-pi-tiṅ
in Zaṅs-dkar. [He] would not accept their presents. He pretended to be angry, and they
all travelled to Slel. [Then the Wazir] said to Raja Dños-grub-bstan-ḥdzin : 'The
tribute of five years has not been fully paid!' Having abused the rāja, he fined
him 50,000 Rs. : the minister of Ba-mgo (Bab-sgo) was fined 30,000 Rs.,
the Jo (chief) of Rgya 15,000 Rs., and all the other officials proportionately.
[The old] king was made king again. [Then] the Wazir's army, as much as
there was, marched off to make war against Baltistan, together with the king and
the ministers of La-dvags. The chief of Khar-maṅ led the way, and the castle of
Skar-rdo was ruined. The chief 'Ag-mad-Khan (of Baltistan) was dethroned, and, after
all Baltistan had been conquered, [the armies] marched back to Slel. The father-king
of Ladakh was taken ill in Baltistan with small-pox and died. Mgon-po, the steward,
escorted the corpse to Tog, where it was cremated. Then Hjigs-med-chos-kyi-sen-ge-
mi-hgyur-kun-dgah-rnam-rgyal-ba was appointed king, and invested with throne and
power. The Wazir, rising himself, presented him with a suit furnished with gold
trimmings [kinkhāb], a double girdle of wool, a piece of velvet, and a pair of golden
finger-rings. He said :

" Thy father fled, and left thee alone (behind).
During my life-time I have had the pleasure of seeing thee grow up.
Thou art a king even over me : reign over me !

18,000 Rs. annually have to be paid to the high government ! What can be got out
of La-dvags beyond this sum may be considered as the king's own property ! "