Vol. VI, No. 8.] Ladvags rGyalrabs. 421 



[N.S.] 



Spiti and Zangskar. His name is found on inscriptions in Zangskar 

 See Mr. Howell's collection. 



bDe legs mam rgyal (c. 1640—1680 A.D.). 



SMS : His son was bDe legs rnam rgyal. When he began 

 to reign, the Mongol dGd Idan thsang, who had eyes like a bird, 

 overran the country with an army. 



(Verses). 



The king resided at Bab sgo 



And beat the Mongols 



With the assistance of an army from Kashmir, 



And the Mongols fled. 



Again the kingdom flourished as before and partook of 

 the holy glory of beautiful virtue. 



Notes : The battle of Basgo is also mentioned in Moor croft's Travels, 

 vol. i, p. 336. A document with, Aurangzib's seal was discovered at La- 

 niayuru by Moorcroft. It testifies to the dependence of the Ladakhis on 

 the Mughal emperors after the battle. Inscriptions mentioning Mi pham 

 nig on as regent of Ladakh after the battle of Basgo have been found at 

 pyuria and rGya. After the battle, a treaty was concluded between the 

 Tibetans and the Bashahr State. Several documents of this treaty have 

 come to light recently. A frescoe representing the treaty is to be found 

 in a garden house of the Raja's palace at Rampur. 



SMS : His son was Nyima mam rgyal (c. 1680 — 1720). He 

 erected also, through the prayers of the brave-minded religious 

 kings (Bodhisatvas ?), all kinds of religious buildings and statues, 

 according to the religious merit of all beings. 



Notes: The Jesuit Desideri visited Leh in 1715 A.D. He calls the 

 king Nirna namgial, and testifies to the absolute independence of the La- 

 dakh empire. The Latin Bible, found in Ladakh by Moorcroft, was pro- 

 bably left there by Desideri. It came from the Papal Press and was dated 

 1598 A.D. For a legal document and inscriptions of this king, see my 

 article 'Archaeology in VV. Tibet/ Ind Ant., vols, xxxv, xxxvi. 



SMS : His son was bDeskyong rnam rgyal (c. 1720 — 1740 Fol lla 

 AJX). 



Notes: For a song on little prince bDe skyong, see Lad. Songs, No. 

 xvi, fc The girl of Sheh. ' According to an inscription at Ale hi, he restored 

 the outer court of the rNampar snang mdzad temple at Alchi. 



SMS : His son was Phun thsogs [rnam rgyal] (o. 1740 — 1760 

 A.D.). 



Notes: He ordered a rock sculpture of Buddha to be carved in the 

 Mang rgyu valley. The inscription below the sculpture is found in ray 

 Second Coll. of Hist. Inscr. So. 113. 



SMS : His sons were Thse dbang rnam rgyal (c. 1760—1 7 ho 

 A .D.) and Mi 'ajigs thse brtan rnam rgyal, the two. The elder son 

 reigned in Ladakh, and the younger in Zangskhar. 



jc \ f , 8: ^ s re £ arc ' 9 the second son, there is no ention of him in 

 K.Marx's 'Three Documents. 9 According to inscriptions, Thse dbang 



