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nineteenth century). The No-nos of Sku-glin are adherents of the Sa-skya school of
Lamaism. The name of the capital of Spyi-ti is spelt in various ways, Gra-mkhar,
Graṅ-mkhar, Braṅ-mkhar, etc. A legend telling of the extermination of the Ladakhi
garrison at this castle is found in my collection, Die historischen und mythologischen
Erinnerungen der Lahouler, No. 17. The most famous monasteries of Spyi-ti are :
Ta-bo (formerly under Gu-ge), Ki (or Skyid) (Dge-lug-pa order), Spyin (Rñin-ma-pa
order), and Btan-rgyud (Sa-skya-pa order). According to information obtained
by Mr. H. Lee Shuttleworth, there are several (four?) families of No-nos in
Spyi-ti, who have never had much political importance ; districts and residences
will be mentioned in a description of localities to be published later.

7. The Chiefs of Na-ko

A line of chiefs is known to have once resided at Na-ko in Kunawar. As Na-ko
is situated exactly above the ancient town of Li, it is possible that the chiefs of Na-ko
reigned over the town and district of Li. I found the name of a single chief only in a
votive tablet inscription at the ancient Na-ko monastery. It was Jo Dpal-hbyor.
His wife's name is given as Jo-jo Bsam-brtan.
It is interesting that in 1870 a brother of the rāja of Bashahr, called Fath-Siṅgh,
made himself the head of this old principality. He fortified the bridge between Na-ko
and Li ; but in the same year he was caught and seized by the Bashahr troops.

8. The Chiefs of Ru-thog

From the La-dvags-rgyal-rabs we learn that in the days of king Seṅ-ge-rnam-rgyal
there existed a chief at Ru-thog called 'Aṅ-pa (Dbaṅ-pa, ruler). No inscription of any
'Aṅ-pa has yet been found. Ru-thog was a Station of the Tsaparang (Rtsa-braṅ)
mission ; when that mission was destroyed by Seṅ-ge-rnam-rgyal, the 'Aṅ-pa shared
the fate of the Rtsa-braṅ ruler.

9. The Chiefs of Pu-hraṅs

From the La-dvags-rgyal-rabs we learn that the name of the last member of the
native line of Pu-hraṅs chiefs (tenth century) was Dge-bśes-btsan. He gave his daughter
Hbro-za-hkhor-skyon in marriage to king Ñi-ma-mgon ; and thus Pu-hraṅs became part
of the West Tibetan empire. When the Gu-ge kings ruled over Gu-ge and Pu-hraṅs,
the latter province was given apparently to a branch line of the royal family of Gu-ge,
the Lde dynasty. When the line of the kings of Gu-ge came to an end, one of the
Pu-hraṅs princes, a certain Bsod-nams-lde, was asked to become king of Gu-ge. (Compare
the chronicles of Gu-ge.)