POLITICAL HISTORY OF THE HUNGLEAGUE. 



In two copies of the handbook of the Hungleague in our posession, we find a history of 

 the origin of the political Hungleague. 



As it is somewhat different and more complete than the History given by Dr. Hoffmann ( ] ), 

 we give an entire translation of the original text. 



In the year Kaïi-wu ( 3 ) of the reign of Emperor Khang-hi ( 3 ) there lived in the state Si-h (') 

 a great general called Thang-hng-thian. ( 5 ) 



The prince of the Eleuths ordered him to take the command over an army of 200,000 men 

 and a hundred officers, and to make, with them, an inroad into China. The governor ofthefron- 

 tierplace was an effeminate man, who had not the least notion of warfare. As soon as he 

 saw that the Eleuth-troops commenced the attack, he left the frontierplace and marched against 

 them; but the battle had scarcely commenced, when he was pierced by the lance of an offi- 

 eer of Phang-lung-thian. His troops having lost their leader, were routed immediately, and 

 the frontierplace Si-liang ( 6 ) was lost. 



The Eleuthian troops entered the fortress that same night. 



(!) Tijdschrift van het Kon. Instit. voor de taal-, land- en volkenkunde van Nederlandsch-Indië. Deel II, 1854_ 

 (2) ^ /^ A. D. 1714. ( 3 ) Jjjf [SE Heoccupiedtlietlironefromtkeyearl661— 1722 of our era. 



( 4 ) ]5ï( ^fÊ called by the Western nations Eleuths. 



This people occupied the N.W. part of China and was divided into four hordes, viz. The Mongol 

 Eleuths of the Yellow-river. I ^ ^p]* Hwang-ho); the Mongol Eleuths of the Kokonor (the Wes- 

 tern lake FEf V^ ) ; the Northern Eleuths , who occupied the North of the mountains Altcd (The Hea- 



venly mountains I ^^ MJ 1 



Tse-wang-rahdcm was chief of the fourth and smallest horde. Kaldan, king of the Northern Eleuths, 

 subjugated gradually the other hordes to his authority and made one state of them under the name OM. (Elcuth). 

 The Chinese write this word Ngo-lo-teh. (^ ^ ^| Khang-hi, apprehending that this neigbour 

 would become dangerous for his own kingdom» which was only just settled again after a most dangerous revolt in 

 the Southern and Western provinces of China, sent several embassies to Kaldan, enjoining him to live in 

 peacewith his neighbours; but as this proved to be of no avail, he at last declared war against him. He 

 himself thrice took the field, but after having fought more than tenyears with alternate succes and defeat, 

 peace was only restored by the death of Kaldan in 1699. Khang-hi was, however, not able to subdue the 

 Eleuths, and it was only in the year 1757, that the Emperor Kien-lung subjected them to the rule ot' 

 China. (Hist. gén. de la Chine, T. XI 79 & ff. Memoires concernant les Chinois, T. I. 325 kff.) 



( 5 ) % fl % 



i 6 ) |S W>) now Tung-chang-wei (^ g ^jg) in the prefecture Liang-chau ($» f\] fff] 



of the province Kan-su (-Q j|) 38°20' Lat. 99°50' LongHude. 



