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may in the eyes of the Turkomans have appeared a Balti chief. Lha-chen Grags-pa-
ḥbum (supra, p. 102) is the first Ladakhi king whose name appears on votive tablets
in Nub-ra. Bhag-ram-mir was probably the last native chief of Nub-ra. He may,
moreover, be identical with Sultan Bairam of Kha-pu-lu (supra, p. 189), since, as I was
informed, Nub-ra was at one time a province of that state.

4. The Chiefs of ʼA-lci

ʼA-lci is an old town, situated on the left bank of the Indus, opposite Sa-spo-la.
Judging by its many ruins, it may have been a place of importance in ancient times.
Most of the inscriptions near the bridge of ʼA-lci contain only the names of colonels who
guarded the bridge, probably after the Tibetan conquest in the tenth century. But
there is a single inscription which may contain the name of a king. It is No. 5 of my
collection, and the king's name would be Rgyal-khri. Local tradition connects the
castle above the bridge with a legendary king Bandel or Bahand, or it attributes the
erection of the castle to king Ni-ma-rnam-rgyal of Ladakh. The latter statement
is apparently a mistake for Ni-ma-mgon, the conqueror of Ladakh, who may have
placed his colonels together with a garrison in this castle.

5. The Chiefs of the Rub-so Nomads

The chiefs of the Rub-śo nomads are a recognized family of high rank. It inter-
marries with the kings of Ladakh. Thus one of the most famous queens of Ladakh,
Bskal-bzan-sgrol-ma, wife of Seṅ-ge-rnam-rgyal, was a Ru-śod (Rub-śo) princess ; and
the present ex-king Bsod-nams-rnam-rgyal is also married to a Rub-śo princess. As the
nomads are also in the habit of building mani walls furnished with votive tablets, it
may be possible to gather from such tablets a few names of chiefs. Thus on a tablet
discovered in 1909 in the vicinity of the Dkor-mdzod monastery, on the shore of the
Tsho-mo-ri-ri lake, are found the names Ga-ga Tshe-riṅ-bkra-śis, father and son. As
far as I remember, they are the names of the father and grandfather of the present
chief.

6. The No-nos of Spyi-ti

The No-nos are the ruling family of chiefs in Spyi-ti. At present it is impossible
to decide whether they are descended from a native Spyi-ti family or from certain
governors of Spyi-ti, posted there by the kings of Ladakh. Thus a Rdzoṅ-blon-chen-
po, mentioned on a votive tablet, is called Stan-ḥdzin-rnam-rgyal. He may be identical
with king Seṅ-ge-rnam-rgyal's step-brother, Bstan-ḥdzin-rnam-rgyal. (See La-dvags-
rgyal-rabs, part vii.) From the list of Spyi-ti MSS. and inscriptions collected by
Mr. Howell's two pandits in 1908 the following names of Spyi-ti No-nos or Ga-gas may
be gathered. (But these documents have never as yet been properly examined.)
1. Ga-ga Mkhyen-rab (Kanrab), supposed to have been the first No-no of Spyi-ti.
2. Stan-ḥdzin-rnam-rgyal, mentioned again in an inscription from Raṅ-rig. 3. The
name of a certain Ga-ga Rdo-rje is found on a dedication sheet from Kyi-bar. He
was a contemporary of Tshe-dpal-don-grub-rnam-rgyal of Ladakh (beginning of the