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0235 Antiquities of Indian Tibet : vol.2
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whose interest it is to derive the Ti-nan family, as well as his own, from Rājpūt ancestors. If the family came from
Gu-ge, it must be of Tibetan origin; if it came from unknown Gun-de, it might be of Rājpūt origin. The fabricated
name Gun-de suited the Ko-loṅ chief's purpose particularly well, as it apparently explained the present name of
Ti-nan, viz. Gondhla. But the name Gondhla is of quite different origin. The principality received this name from
the important and ancient monastery of Gandhola, which is situated within its boundaries. I am convinced that
the text of the original document has been purposely altered since 1908, and that this alteration was suggested
by the Ko-loṅ chief. Fortunately, the impostor forgot to alter also the other Tibetan names contained in the
chronicle, viz. Leags-mkhar, Ḥod-gsal, Sroṅ-btsan-sgam-po, etc. They point distinctly to a Tibetan origin of the
family.

My thanks are due to Dr. F. W. Thomas for his translation of several difficult passages.