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Tartar prince, who endeavoured to resist the invaders, was killed in 

 battle, many of the lamas were put to the sword, and the monastery 

 at Pootala was reduced to ashes. The dalai lama made application 

 to the court of China for succours, and the emperor immediately sent 

 a powerful army to his assistance, which drove the Eluts out of the 

 country, re-established the dalai lama in his authority, and restored 

 to the other lamas possession of their pagodas or monasteries. 



Since 1759, when the Eluts were finally subjugated by the late 

 emperor of China, Kien Long, the Tibetians have had nothing to 

 fear from the incursions of those Tartars. But in 1792, the moun- 

 taineers of Nipaul invaded and ravaged the country, plundering the 

 monasteries of their treasures, and l'obbing the mausolea of the 

 lamas. The emperor of China, however, as soon as he had received 

 information of this attack, sent an army to protect and avenge the 

 lama. The Nipulese were defeated, and could only obtain peace on 

 condition of becoming tributary to China, and making a full restitu- 

 tion of all the plunder they had carried off. The Chinese at the 

 same time established military posts on the frontiers of Tibet, which 

 prevent all communication between that country and Bengal, as the 

 Chinese guard them with their accustomed jealousy and caution, 

 and the approach of strangers, even of the natives of Bengal and 

 Hindoostany is utterly prohibited.* 



• Turner, p. 442-. 



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