1889.] 



and ais Chronology of Tibet. 



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The Oeloth Mongols of Khokonur fought with the imperial 

 forces and were defeated. The Chinese killed upwards of seven 

 hundred monks of all classes, including the abbot of Gser khog 

 dgon, called Chhu-issan rinpochhe, and destroyed many religicus 

 objects, and burnt down several shrines and congregation halls. 

 They also demolished three great monasteries of Shva-vo khog 

 as well as many hermitages. Many aged monks of /S'ku-7tbum 

 were also killed. Sumpa mkhanpo proceeded to Tibet. 1722 



The Chinese, under their generals Kung and To-u the-ii, 

 destroyed the temples and grand congregation halls of the 

 Dgon-luA monastery, and burnt thirteen sets of -Bka7i-7igynr, and 

 killed many monks. The monasteries of the Sju-lag Sem-iii 

 <7gon schools, recluses cells, &c, were destroyed by them. In 

 the autumn the three hermitages of Dgon-lun and Shva-vo khog, 

 and the monasteries of IZju-lag were rebuilt. 1723 

 Sumpa mkhanpa was appointed abbot of Sgo man. 1725 

 The nineteenth Kulika ifnam-g'non sen (Vikrama Simha) 

 became emperor of S'ambhala. When the demon like ministers 

 (Bk&h &lon) killed the viceroy (Sde-svid) Shan khan chhenpo 

 who was a devout advocate of Buddhism, Phola Thejo Bsod 

 nam* Stobs rgyas (king Mi van) returned to .Dvus from upper 

 Tibet with troops of Ladag, Mna7u'i, and (?tsan. He slew up- 

 wards of one thousand troops of Dvus and Koh-po, &c, and 

 entirely suppressed the enemies of the Government. 1726 



When the Dvus people rose in rebellion, Phola Theje, being- 

 reinforced by the Chinese troops, killed the three rebel ministers 

 and removed the Talai Lama to JTka7i-c?ag. -Rgya? sres sprul 

 sku became abbot of Hbr&s spun Blo-gsn,l glim Phola Theje 

 became viceroy of Tibet, and was also invested with the title of 

 Chun- van. 1727 



Dgon lun, Dtsan r7gon and other monasteries having been 

 restored to their former condition, the author's predecessor 

 Sum-pa chhos rje Phun-tshogs rnam rgyaZ and JJbu-chhos 

 rje Blo-&ssan dp&l became abbots of -Dgon luii and Dtsan-dgon 

 respectively. 1728 



The author (Sumpa mkhanpo) returned to Amdo from 

 Dvus in Tibet. 1730 

 The author founded the monastery of BshatZ sgrub grlin. 1732 

 The author accepted the abbotship of -Bsam-g'tan gdih. 1733 

 Van chhos rje-grags-pa dpa,l 7ibyor became abbot of Dgon 



lun. 



At the command of the emperor of China the Dchanskya 



