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the procession of caravans he has encountered in 

 these elevated wilds. 



In the days of Llachen de legs Namgyal, 

 King of Ladak, who was then lord also of the 

 province known as Ngareskoorsum in Western 

 Tibet, these territories were invaded by a Tibetan 

 army under the " ex-lama" Tsang. With the 

 help of the Nawab of Kashmir the invaders were 

 driven back, and were invested in the fort of 

 Tashisgang, on the Indus. The sequel may be 

 given in the words of the Ladaki historian, as 

 translated by the late Dr Karl Marks of the 

 Moravian Mission at Leh : 



"The Depazhung (or Lhassa Government) 

 desired the Dugpa Omniscient one (Mi-pam- 

 wang-po) to go and negotiate for peace. The 

 result of their deliberations was as follows : 

 'The Bodpa have come to consider that 

 whereas Tibet is a Buddhistic and Kashmir 

 a non-Buddhistic country, and whereas Bud- 

 dhistic and non - Buddhistic religions have 

 nothing in common, it follows that if at 

 the frontier the King of Ladak does not 

 prosper, Bod also cannot enjoy prosperity. 

 The occurrences of the recent war should be 

 considered things of the past. 7 



" The King, on the other hand, undertook 



