10 HISTORY OF SIKHIM AND ITS KULERS. 



called him Nyor-spog-pa-Tslio-pa. This outrage led to a long series 

 of internecine strife, more particularly between the sons of Kya-bo-rab 

 and Mi-tpen-rab, and their descendants. Gyelpa Achoo, the son of the 

 former, succeeded by treachery in slaying Guru-Tashe near Sonamse, 

 but some nine years later was defeated by Gyelpa Apha, Tashe's son, 

 and had to flee fromRongni, where Apha had settled, to Thunporung, 

 near Dikkeling; but this place was too close to his enemies, and he was 

 forced successively to retreat to Patheng Ding and then to Dumsong 

 and Baling. Gyelpa Apha was still not content and wrote to Bhutan 

 for assistance, whereupon the Bhutanese General "Ari&ethe" attacked 

 Gyelpa Achoo and his son Tshadoon Raja and killed them both 

 near Ambiokh. From the other brothers the Yul-tenpa trace their 

 descent. 



At this date all the present subdivision of Kalimpong as far as the 

 Tegonla range was known as the Moii-loong-khabzi and belonged to 

 Sikhim. 



Owing to this blood feud, even now the Zhang-tar-pa will not 

 eat with, marry, or enter the house of any Yul-tenpa. It is also said 

 that tribute in kind paid by Yul-tenpas is kept separate and not 

 allowed to be stored in the Raja's treasure house. 



Guru Tashe's eldest son is called in full Zhal-nga-A-phag*: his 

 son was Guru Tenzing, who was the father of Phun-tsho-Namgyel 

 (Punchoo Namgay) who became the first Raja of Sikhim or De-jong 

 Gyalpo. 



PHUN-tSHOGS rNAM-rGYAL 



(Penchoo Namgy^) was born in 1604 A.D., and passed his earlier 

 years near Gantok. The story of his being summoned to Yoksom by 

 the three Tibetan Lamas, and his being proclaimed the first Buddhist 

 Gyalpo or King of Sikhim, has been told elsewhere. The date of his 

 accession is given as 1641 A.D. 



Very little is known of his reign: but in all probability he was 

 chiefly engaged in subduing or winning over the chiefs of the petty 

 clans inhabiting the country east of the Arun. It is said that with 

 the aid of Lha-tsan Lama he overcame one Shintu Satichen, or 

 Mangal Gyelpa; though the latter is considered to have been a 

 Lepcha, the name sounds more like a Mangar one: this tribe occupied 

 the valleys to the south of the Kanchinjingna-Everest range. The 

 chief disappeared leaving no trace, after vowing he would petition the 

 sun and moon for the injuries done him. 



* This name was attributed to him by Lama Den-zin-pa of Pemiongclii and Labrong in 

 the time of Clio-phoe Namgy6, 



