202 Jowrnal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal. [August, 1905. 
25. A short history of the House of Phagdu, which ruled over Tibet 
on the decline of Sakya till 1432 A.D.—By Raz Sanat CHANDRA 
Das, Bahadur, C.1.E. 
‘When in former times the Sakya hierarchs enjoyed the proud 
privilege of being the spiritual instructors of the Tartar Emperors 
of China, the envoy Situ Akyid took a census of the households 
there were included two thousand four hundred and thirty- 
eight families, out of which six hundred belonged to Libsoeie 
fe) e 
the political province of Phagmodu. The Emperor of China, 
in consultation with the spiritual authorities of Sakya, placed 
this large division under an able T’hipon or provincial governor. 
Formerly, when both Dikhing Di-giif and Dansa-thil hierarch 
pe 
attracted the notice of Chyan-fa-Rinpoche. This young ‘ 
introducing himself to that Gran ama as one sprung from the 
noble family of Dag Lah-zig, and as very anxious to be his dis- 
— is general efficiency in all matters of impor 
tance, sent him to China to represent the interests of his grand 
hierare _There he took the opportunity of securing for imself 
which extended over thirteen years, he enjoyed the goodwill both 
of those who were above a: A er te * ‘ ed 
government, These were Halayang, Namo, Chag-tse-tug™ 
angpo-chin-ling-me, Choi SInkha, Monkhar, Tashi-dong, Gy# 
thang, Tshong-dui-tag-kha, Zangri-Phodang-gang, g-cha, 
Gyal-tshan, discharged the duties of T’hipon for three or four 
years. He was succeeded by one of his relations, named Chyans- 
