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On the following day [the Tibetans] surrounded the Cha-bon. The Kumidan was
stationed at the Chag-rab (?) of the Cha-bon, and the Sbal-ti army was [encamped]
round the gate of the same. Suddenly Miya-Ranu, together with 30 Si-pas sword in
hand, issued from the Ki-la, careless of life and death. At first they surprised the
Sbal-tis ; and after they had killed several Sbal-tis the Sbal-tis fled. Then half the
Pal-tans left the Cha-bon ; but the combat came to a stop, and all the Ladakhi soldiers
returned to their encampment. From that day for six days they fought night and
day without intermission. At that time a letter arrived [at Leh with the news] that
Dewan Hari-cand and Wazir Tunu had reached Kha-la-[r]tse with a great army (Ca MS.)
and several guns. (Cc MS.) At night all the [Tibetan] soldiers encamped around the
Ki-la assembled in the castle. On the next morning the King's minister, the Tibetan
Lhags-tshe-riṅ-stobs-rgyas, destroyed the bridge at Lig-tse and remained [there]
for several days. The Dewan Sahib arrived at Slel (Leh) and pursued the fugitives.
Within two days he annihilated every trace of the [Tibetan] entrenchments and started
in pursuit. At first he fought against those 500 Tibetan soldiers who were stationed
at the Lee-bbre monastery, and killed as many as possible. The remainder were
seized and sent to Slel. Then the Dewan Sahib, the Wazir Sahib, and the soldiers
marched across the Byaṅ-la [pass] to Ḥdor-khug. Also the Tibetan army, the king,
and the ministers of La-dvags fled from Lig-tse and went to Kluṅ-gyog-ma. Together
with them an auxiliary force, consisting of the minister Zur-khaṅ and Ra-ga-śa and
5,000, arrived at Kluṅ-gyog-ma. They established a camp, and remained there.
Afterwards about 2,000 Tibetan soldiers were sent off to fight [the Dogras]. On the
plain of Rdo-khug they fought against the Dewan's soldiers for one day ; but, being
no match for them, they retired to their encampment. On the following day the soldiers
of the Wazir and Dewan Sahib marched to Kluṅ-gyog-ma. There were mountains
close on both sides of the brook, and they established their camp on both banks. For
ten or eleven days they fought together ; but neither side gained a victory or was beaten.
One day, when the Si-pas, breaking up their camp, engaged in skirmishes, the cold of
the plain caused much harm to the Si-pas, and an officer, Kumidan Maca-Siṅ, died.
The cook of the Zib-chod (commissioner) cast fire [into the Dogra camp], and caused
a conflagration in their camp, which did much harm. So they went back to the
camp. After that Than-pa Bsod-nams-byor-ldan advised [the Dogras] to flood the
Tibetan camp with water. He spoke to the Wazir and the Dewan, and the brook was
dammed up ; the narrow place [between the hills] was closed, and the water forced
upwards. After three nights and days had elapsed the Tibetan camp on the plain
became flooded with water. Their equipment, the powder, etc., became wet. As no
other course was left, the Tibetans bowed their heads. The Wazir and the Dewan
carried the following off to Slel : Pi-śi-śa-kra, the captain of the archers, Ra-ga-śa,
Zur-khaṅ, and together with them fifty officers and men. The bulk of the army was
allowed to retire, and they returned [to Tibet]. When Ra-ga-śa arrived at the
steep defile of Wam[-le], he swallowed the diamond of his golden finger-ring and died.
p. 53. The captain of the archers and Zur-khaṅ were both escorted to Slel, and there peace