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Karl Marx— History of Ladakh. 
[No. 1, 
Next year the Wazir quite suddenly, coming through Balldar 
arrived in Zangsfcar. Then he went through Kharnag and Shang with 
his soldiers and arrived at Leh before anybody knew of it. 
The (old) king’s son, the king Ghogsprul, went through Drangtse 
and Wamle to Spiti; one or two months later Ghogsprul died there. 
ChogspruVs first wife’s sou was Jigsmed-choskyi-senge-migyurkunga- 
nambar-gyalwai-Llia. 
The second wife’s son, who is now living at Mashro, was Stan-shrung- 
yurgyal. 
Then the Wazir sent the (old) king Dondrub-Namgyal out of the 
castle, took all the treasures and riches and ordered the Leh minister 
Ngorub-Standzin to be proclaimed king. He also built the old kila (fort) 
at Skara near Leh and made the Tanadhar Magna and Janda-Sing 
captains. There he left altogether 250 men. 
Ngorub-Standzin the Raja had to issue all orders and to send the 
taxes, amounting to 18,000 Rupees, without fail to the Maharaja. The 
Wazir himself and the other soldiers took the father-king, Bangkhapa 
and other noblemen, about 20-30, along with them to fight against 
Baltistan. 
After having fought against the Baltis he (the Wazir) took all 
Baltistan and returned home. He sent the father-king back to Leh 
together with the Ladakhi noblemen. 
The noble father-king was seized by small-pox in Baltistan and 
half-way back he died. His body was burned (given to the fire) at 
Stock. 
Then the Raja Ngorub-Standzin reigned for three to four years* 
He sent the taxes to Jammu ; but as he did not agree with Magna , the 
Tanadhar , the latter wrote, calumniating him, to the Wazir. 
Therefore after four years the Wazir came again to Leh with his 
soldiers ; he sent the Raja out of the castle and said, that the taxes 
had not been paid satisfactorily, and that he would punish him severely. 
“Now I am going to make war with Tibet, and you will have to go 
with me !” But when the Raja replied : “I would rather die than go! ” 
The Wazir became very angry and imprisoned the Raja in the fort. 
Noble young Sodnam, Sgolam Khan of Ghushod , the minister of 
Basgo and many other Ladakhi noblemen he took along with him up 
to Ngari-sgorsum to the war. 
He (the Wazir) made the Tanadhar Miya responsible for the 
Grovernment (all the orders) of Ladakh and Meta Basti Ram was sent 
to fight against Rutog with five hundred soldiers. Basti Ram fought 
against Rutog and took it. 
The Wazir went off with seven thousand men through Gar. He 
