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miraculously tied towards heaven, while those who failed to run away were 
scorched and burnt. Owing to this great calamity, the monastery was 
reduced to a deplorable condition, but after a few years it was restored to 
prosperity. During its quarrel with the Gelugpa sect, it was again humbled. 
Its present condition is the same as that of the Sakya monastery. Anlen 
died on his return journey towards Sakya. Wan-tsun, the last of the 
regents, was involved in a quarrel with his prime minister of the family 
of Phag-du-pa, the most powerful chief of that age. In the war, Phag- 
du was victorious. Thus the power of the Sakya hierarchs became extinct 
after 70 years’ reign only. 
CHAPTER III. 
Second Monarchy 1840—1635 A. D. 
Tibet a Dependency of China. 
As the power of Sakya waned, the power of her rivals Di-gun, Phag-dub 
and Tshal increased. They gradually became most powerful. In the year 
1302 A. D., the famous Ta-gri named Chyah-chhub-Gyaltshan, well- 
known by his other name of Phag-mo-du, was born in the town of 
Phagmo-du, 60 After subjugating all the thirteen districts of Tibet proper 
and Kham he established his dominion over Tibet. When only three 
years of age, he learnt to read and write. At six, he was instructed in 
religious books by Chho-kyi tohchan Lama. At seven, he took the vows 
of an Upasaka from Lama Chyan Na. At the age of fourteen he visited 
the Sakya monastery where he obtained an interview with the grand 
Lama, Dag-chhen Pinpochhe, which he effected by presenting a handsome 
pony. He stayed at Sakya for some time. Once when the grand 
Lama was sitting at dinner, he called Phag-mo-du to his presence and gave 
him a gold dish full of food, and assured him that by the grace of the 
gift he should one day become a great man. At the age of seventeen he 
passed his examination in letters. At the age of eighteen he was ap- 
60 He was the son of Rin-chhen-skyahs, the chief of Phag-mo-du and Khri- 
smon-ABum-skyi^. The following is the genealogical succession of his dynasty : 
(1) 
Phagmo-du (Tisri) or king Situ 
(7) 
flWan Grags-Abyun-na 
I 
(2) 
1 
AJam-^vyah-gu-sri-chhenpo 
1 
(8) 
1 
Rin-chhen-^dorje Wan 
(3) 
1 
Gragspa-rinchhen 
| 
(9) 
| 
Pal-nag-Wan 
(4) 
1 
£$o<Anams Grags-pa 
1 
(10) 
Nan- wan-^Krasi 
1 
(5) 
1 # 
S'akya-Rinchhen 
i 
(11) 
/s 1 
Nan-Wan Grags-po 
1 
(6) 
1 
Gragspa- r Gy altshan 
1 
(12) 
1 
Numb er - Gy alp o 
| 
(7) 
1 
cl Vy ah Grags-Abyuh-ne 
(13) 
I 
iSod-nams Wau-phyus 
