Vol. I, No. 5.] Tibet, a dependency of Mongolia. 153° 
LN. S.] 
Yellow-cap Church he is known in Tibet by the Tibetan name 
of Tenzing Choigyal, the upholder of religion or Dharma Raja, 
to punish their enemies. In the year Fire-or in the first 
th, z.e., February, he entered Kokonor with a large army. 
He despatched about 10,000 troops to Chog-thu in Khalkha to 
Suppress a rebellion there. His hordes routed 40, Tartars i 
a single battle fought at Utan Hogo in one day, and killed the 
Kh From Kokonor, Gushri Khan moved towards Tibet. He 
reached the great monastery of Gahdan in the auspicious evening 
of the 27th day of the month, when he saw a halo of light 
at 
captured thirteen large jongs (forts), including that of Samdub-tse - 
at Shigatse, and overthrew the power of 
Yellow-Church he was found guilty of the highest crime, havin had 
established arival monastery of the Red-cap Church, call 
im the immediate vicinity of Tashilhunpo, with the object of ruining 
a ae 
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