1891.] Karl Marx— Documents relating to the history of Ladakh, 123 
of their number being the Mu-t’ab-zil-pa, 78 the Ma-moi-mun-Dib, 79 the 
T’ab-clTung ka-ru 80 (and) the Lha-t’ab-kar-po ; 81 18 swords, amongst 
them being the Nam-k’a-t’ag-ldag, 82 the Dong-tse-rings 83 (and) the 
Log-mar-me-sad ; 84 15 knives, whereof the best were : the Dud-di-nag- 
po 8B (and) the Dam-di-zlung-gyad ; 86 15 turquois, the best of these were : 
the Lha-yu-od-ldan 87 (and) the Lha-yu-kar-po ; 88 20 saddles, amongst 
them the Ga-ma-ji-t’i-stengs 89 (and) the Ta-shis-od-ldan. 90 (Also) 
ponies (viz.), 50 gray ones, 50 isabel, 20 black, 30 piebald; also 20 young 
yak-cows and twenty liglit-brown yak-bulls, besides sheep, etc.; in 
short (they brought) tribute, revenue and presents in vast quantities. 
Having conquered Nga-ris-skor-sum as well, (his dominions) grew 
much in extent. 
Lha-ch’en-dags-pa-bum had ruled over Rab-stan-lha-tse, 91 Te-ya, 92 
etc. He built the royal city of Ting-gang. 93 
His son was : Lha-clTen-bha-ra. 
His son was : (XVIII) Lha-ch’en-bha-gan. This king was very 
fond of fighting. He and the Shel 94 people having formed an alliance, 
they deposed and subjected the sons of the king of Leh, Dags-bum-lde, 
(viz.), Lo-dos-ch’og-ldan, Dung-pa-a-li and Lab-stan-dar-gyas. 
present a serious obstacle in reading, e. g., the Ge-sar epic. Schl. also, in this 
passage, failed to recognize the fact that it chiefly consists of proper names. 
Coats of mail in Ladakh usually were either chain-armour or made of scales of 
metal. At P’i-yang (Survey Map: Phayang) Lamasery a collection of such armour 
is still shown to visitors. 
73 ‘ The resplendent Devil-Coat-of-mail.’ 
79 ‘ Devil-Darkness. 
80 ‘The little Coat-of-mail Heavy-weight’ (?). 
81 ‘ White Deva Coat-of-mail.’ 
82 ‘ Licking blood off the sky.’ 
83 * Wild yak, long point.’ 
84* ‘ Killer of the red Lightning-flame.’ 
85 ‘ Black Devil-knife.’ 
86 ‘ Knife of 5 marks (seals) ’ (?). 
87 ‘ Luminous Deva-Turquois.’ 
83 ‘ White Deva-Turquois.’ 
89 ‘Raised Glory-throne Saddle’ (?). 
90 ‘ Good Fortune, light emitting.’ 
91 Proper name of the palace of Basgo (S. m. Bazgo), now in ruins. 
92 Near Nyur-la (S. m. Snurla), but off the main valley to the North. Survey 
Map: Jeah. 
93 Close toJe-ya; Survey Map: Jemesgam. It is, according to our ideas, a 
village. It is one of the prettiest villages in Ladakh. 
94 Yulg. She, Survey map : Shay; village ten miles SSE of Leh, on the right 
bank of the° Indus. It has a palace of the Ladakh Raja (comp. B MS.) 
