92 Sarat Chandra Das —The Hierarchy of the Halai Lairfia. [Extra JsTo; 
and to overthrow Lhabzang*, had communicated to him all that had 
happened in Tibet. Accordingly, Tshewang Rabdan sent a large 
army to Tibet for punishing the -enemies of the Yellow-Church.. In 
1716 the Chinese and Tibetan troops fought a great battle with the 
Chungar army but were defeated, Lhabzang being slain in the field. 
In 1717, the victorious Chungars, at the instance df the yellow-cap Lamas* 
sacked the monasteries of rival sects such as Tshur-phu, Samding, 
Namgyaling, Dorje Tag, Mindolling and others, situated in the valley 
of the Tsangpo. In 1718 they returned to Mongolia. 
About the time of the Chungar invasion the Tibetans had endea- 
voitred to be independent, but Kanghi was determined to re-establish 
his authority over the whole of Mongolia and Tibet. In 1718, when 
order was restored in Tibet, the Chungar Mongolians being fully sub¬ 
jugated by the victorious Chinese, the young Dalai Lama was brought 
back to Lhasa from Kumbum by the command of the Emperor, who 
sent two high Commissioners ostensibly to protect the Dalai Lama but 
really to form an imperial residency at Lhasa which has since been 
controlling the political and military affairs of the country. 
In 1722, the Chungars and the (Eleuth Mongals of Kokonur fought 
with the imperial forces and were defeated. The Chinese killed Up¬ 
wards of seven hundred monks of all grades, including the abbot of Ser- 
Khog-Gon, called Chuzang-Rinpo-che, and destroyed many religious ob¬ 
jects and burnt down many shrines and congregation halls. They demo¬ 
lished the great monastery of Shwa-khog. Many aged monks of Kumbum 
were also killed by them. In Amdo, in the following year, the Chinese 
generals Kung and Yo-u theii destroyed the temples and grand con¬ 
gregation halls of the Gon-lung monastery. In 1725 and 1726 there 
arose internal dissensions in the Government at Lhasa, the Kahlons or 
ministers having risen against the Desrid Shang Khang Chenpo and 
killed him. About this time, general Phola Theji # who had gone to 
Upper Tibet returned to Lhasa with troops from Ladak, Ngahri and 
Tsang. He slew upwards of one thousand men who had been drawn 
from U and Kong-po by the rebel ministers, and for a time restored 
order in the country. In 1727, Chinese troops came to his help and 
he was enabled to suppress the rebellion of G by killing the three 
# On account of his gallant and meritorious services Phola Theji was invested 
with the title of Chun-wang and appointed Desrid by Emperor Yung-ting. Hence¬ 
forth he became known in Tibet by the name Gyalpo Mi-wang. In 1734, by the 
command of the same Emperor, Chankya Rinpo-che brought back the Dalai Lama 
Lhasa from Kahdag, (Ka-thog) and thereby restored peace and prosperity in Tibet 
and Kham. 
