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Hor-Tal, this river takes the name of Eru-Zhungbu, or as Turner 

 has it, Erl dwomboo, by which it is known at Zhigatze and Lhassa. 



In Hor-Tal, somewhat this side (i. e. west) of the Tankcham, 

 Tarjum, which is the next east of Samoo Takchin, there is a third 

 lake, the Gungyut. Cho, similar to Lagam and Mapan, but smaller. 



The Tarjum, next east of Tanksham, is Tukshum, in the district of 

 Toshel. 



Hor-Tal is the most eastern district of the Gartokh Ilaka, and 

 Toshel the most western of the next province, (name unknown) under 

 the Zungpun of Saka, (or Saku-Zung.) The boundary between 

 the two provinces is the La of Maryum, i. e. a hill ridge over a 

 village of the latter name. The country to the west of this is called 

 Todh Gnari Lungba, i. e. the province of Upper (or further) Gnari, 

 or simply Gnari. It once formed the easternmost province of the 

 dominions of Ladak, a circumstance which gave a pretence for the 

 claim and invasion of the Sikhs under Zorawar Singh, after their con- 

 quest of Ladak proper. 



The Gangri mountains subside about Maryum La ; probably the La 

 itself is a terminating spur of the Gangri range ; beyond that, eastward, 

 extends table-land with smaller, more irregular and detached hills, all 

 the way to Lhassa, and as far as informant knows to the northward. 



East of Maryum La, the general name of the country to Lhassa 

 inclusive is Bod, (Unde, Indian name Bkote ?) but it is doubtful to me 

 whether this does not comprise the whole of what we call Tibet, in- 

 cluding Ladak and Balti on the north-west, and perhaps Kham on the 

 north-east. 



Jung Galdang Phropang, (i. e. realm of the Emperor's sway, or 

 something of the sort,) appears to be rather an extraneous political 

 designation, than a native proper name indigenous to the land and its 

 people, and if the term was rightly explained to me it looks like a 

 recent introduction by the Chinese since the growth of their power in 

 that quarter. 



The Hunias know China proper by no other name than Gyanak, and 

 the Chinese are, Gyami. Guinak, the capital of Chinese Tartary, is in 

 fact a city of Nibelungen, built by Moorcroft. Peking is Tashi-tikur, 

 i. e. the city of ten thousands. 



The above may explain the information got by Herbert from the 



