1848.] Narrative of a Journey to Cho Lagan, fyc. 341 



the executive under the control of the Chinese " Tung-tang, are as 

 follows : 



1. The (Bod-chi) Gelpu, now by name Dorchey-chang ; the Wazir, 

 or Prime Minister. 



2. The Kalan Sechu, and 



3. Kalan Sheta, according to Angil ; but the Jwaris say, that 

 there are four Kalan, whose personal names, or sur-names rather, are 



Sheta, 



Dhuril or Bhuring, 



Rakshya, and 



Thomba. The particular functions of this office are unknown 

 to my informants, but a " Kalan Sheta," is said to have come to Gar- 

 tokh 8 or 9 years ago, with plenary powers for settling the affairs of 

 Gnari. 



4. Four Debun. These appear to be Military Officers, Generals. 

 One of them came with the (so called) army from Lhassa to annihilate 

 the Sikh invaders of Gnari in 1841, which being accomplished (whether 

 by the Debun and his troops, or by frost and starvation), he continued 

 to reside at Gartokh with the principal authority, civil as well as mili- 

 tary, till 1845-46, when order and security being restored, the Debun 

 was recalled to Lhassa, and the administration of the province left as 

 formerly, to the two Garpun. 



5. Four Rub an ; also Military Officers of secondary rank, equiva- 

 lent to Colonels ? Inferior to these are Gyahpun, i. e. Centurians, a 

 Gya, Centum, 100. 



6. Four Garpun. Office unknown. 



7. The Ship-chet, (not given in Angil' s list,) is an Officer well 

 known to the Jwaris ; one of this rank came to Gartokh, (as previously 

 mentioned) in August or September last, with Commission amongst 

 other things to remove from his office the senior Garpun : he appears 

 to be a sort of Special Deputy, with extensive powers, superior to the 

 local governors. 



Next to these come the Garpun and Zungpun, the local Governors 

 of provinces and districts. 



Gnari is said to be the only province dignified with the superior rank 

 of Garpun (?) The title is said to be derived from the name of their 

 head-quarters, Gar. The place of the fair is called " Gartokh," also 



