1889.] 



anil his Chronology of Tibet. 



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The third incarnation of Bsod grags, called Grags rgyan 

 of (7ssims khan gon-ma, was born. Chhos 7tbyor rgya-mtsho, 

 the incarnate Lama of Than-rin, died. 1618 



£sod nams chhos /ipheZ filled the grand hierarch's chair at 

 Dga/i-Man. 



The Mongol and Gtsafi armies fought with each other at 

 -Ekyan than sgaft, where many Tibetans fell. 1619 

 Khri Dam chhos cZpaZ died. 



Sumpa slo-r?pon-pa chhe-va a second time held the 

 abbotship of Dgon lun. The fifteenth Ming emperor Then-chhi 

 ascended the throne of China. The Mongols defeated the 

 (rtsaft armies at iJkyafi than sgan, and thereby restored lost 

 territories to Dge-grags-pa. 1620 



The Mongol -Hphrin las lhun-grub, also called £min grol 

 Nomen khan, was bom. Talai Lama .Bio issaii ?-gya-?)itsho 

 became abbot of -Hbras spun. 1621 



The Panchhcn Rinpochhe erected the golden spire of the 

 shrine of i?chug-chig-shal. Grags rgya-mtsho became the grand 

 hierareh of Dgah ?dan. After his death the hierarchical chair 

 was nominally filled by Nag dvan chhos rgyan. 



Khri-Tshul Khrims chhos-7fpheZ died. 1622 



Talai Lama .Bio issaA rgya wtsho took the final vows of 

 monkhood. 1623 



Dkon wichhog chhos 7iphel became the grand hierareh of 

 Dga7i Zdan. Panchhen became the abbot of the Byan rtse 

 college. 1625 



CYCLE XI. 



The eighteenth Kulika emperor ascended the throne of 

 S'ambhala. iZ"jam-pa chhos rje (Chhos rgya-mtsho-va) became 

 abbot of Dgon lun. 1626 



This year a little decrease was observed in the solar bright- 

 ness, and there being an entire eclipse of the moon, the whole 

 phenomenon was considered as ominous by DpaZ Ihun of Pha 

 bon kha. The sixteenth Ming emperor Khun-tin ascended the 

 throne of China. Dkon-mchhog rgya-mtsho of the Sre rgyud 

 monastery died. 1627 



Panchhen chhos rgyan built a gilt dome on the monastery 

 ofDgaiUdan. 1628 



ichan skya Chhos rje grags-pa hod sser became abbot of 

 Dgon-luii. 1628 



The monastery of Ron-po was founded by SkaZ Man rgya- 



