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of the Kashmir King Hasan Khan probably took place. It ended in the 

 defeat of the Kashmiris. Being the founder of the rNam rgyal dyn- 

 asty, he possibly accepted the name Lhachen kun dga rnam rgyal which 

 is found in the Daru inscription. A certain Baghan is mentioned as a 

 Chui (Jo) of the provinces of Tibet in the Tarikh-i-Rashidi. Bhagan 

 was possibly still alive in 1532 A.D. 



Lha dbang rnam rgyal and bKrashis rnam rgyal , c. 1500 — 1532 A.D. An 

 inscription mentioning Lha dbang rnam rgyal was found at Tingmogan^. 

 See my collection of Historical Inscriptions, No. 38. An inscription and 

 a portrait of bKrashis rnam rgyal exist in the mOon khang temple at Leh. 

 Another inscription of bKrashis is found in the gSum rtsag temple at 

 Alchi which he renovated. Ladakhi Songs, No. V, refers to this renovation. 

 The pedestal of his flag-staff is still in existence at Phyi dbang. He was 

 apparently a great politician. He instigated the Turkomans to fight all 

 his disobedient vassal-chiefs, one after another; compare the Tarikh-i- 

 Rashidi, but he was possibly killed by the Turkomans in 1532 A.D. A 

 Balti or Nubra chief of those times is called Bahram in the Tarikh-i- 

 Rashidi. He is probably the Bagram Mir of the Nubra inscription 

 (No. 41 of my collection). The Turkomans call bKrashis rnam rgyal — 

 Tashikun, which corresponds to bKrashis mgon. 



Thse dbang rnam rgyal, c. 1532 — 1560 A.D. He* built the Byamspa 

 monastery at Basgo where there is his portrait, together with those of his 

 two brothers. His conquest of Kuluis confirmed by the chronicles of 

 Lahoul. For the song of old Bumbha, his minister, see Indian Ant., 1909, 



i Ten ancient historical songs,' No. VI. 



rNam rgyal mgonpo, c. 1560 A.D., seems to have reigned for a short 

 time, according to the Domkhar inscription, Xo. 103 of my collection. 



'ajam dbyangs rnam rgyal, c. 1560 — 1590 A.D. For a song on his 

 alliance with Thsering malig of Chigtan see mv article ' Ten ancient histo- 

 rical songs,' No. VIII, Ind. Ant., 1909. In this song he is called mDzes 

 Idan rnam rgyal. For Ali Mir Sher Khan's position in Balti history, 

 see my remarks on song No. V of my collection ' Ten ancient historical 

 songs from W. Tibet,' Ind. Ant., 1909. Ali Mir Sher Khan isprobably the 

 Balti king who was placed on the throne of all Raltistan bv the Moghiil 

 emperor; compare Bernier's travels. The history of Baltistan from 1550 

 — 1839 A.D., is found in Vigne's travels. Vigne took down Raja Ahmed 

 Shah's account. For an inscription referring to ' aJam dbyang's mar- 

 riage to a Balti princess, see my article * Rock inscriptions at Mulbe,' 

 Ind. Ant., Vol. XXXV. The so-called 'Song of Ali Mir ' is found only 

 in K. Marx's B.M.S. not in S.M.S. 



Sengge rnam rgyal, c. 1590—1620 A.D. The accounts of the reign 

 of this king, as they are found in K. Marx's A.M.S., and in S.M.S. , agree 

 on the whole, but S.M.S. contains the following additions : 



SMS : Then also, he built a sKu gdung (kind of stupa) six 

 stories high furnished with copper and gilt wheel- [on the top], 

 and had a bKa 'agyur [copied] in gold, silver, and copper. At 

 Leh he erected three manthang (Mendong, mani walls), and Fol. 306 

 one in Zangs mkttar, with altogether 100 millions of mani stones. 

 As ascent offering he erected the images of tin- golden chain 

 of the dKar brgyud lamas, and the great Thub [pa] (Buddha) at 

 She! (Sheh). He caused the precious teaching of Buddha to 

 rise like the sun over all men. 



Notes on the above passage from SMS. In K. Marx's BMS the 

 great Buddha and the great stupa, both at Sheh, are stated to have 

 been erected by bDe Idan rnam rgyal. Their construction wbb possibly 

 begun under bDe Idan s father, Sengge mam rgyal. The dkar brgyud 

 lamas are the nine ■ church fathers ' of the 'aBrugpa sect of Tibet. In 



