of Szechuen after the downfall of the Ming Dynasty it was his task' to. bring the revoking Tibetans tinder the rule and influence of the Bing "bynatty "all the. Tibetans ing 'Dynatty fell they Tibetan selves free and under no obligation to any succeed-jug dynasty. Nien Gen-yao very' aeon caled for Medisine, ging to Kwanksien and Iron going to Tachienlu; this however was coun ter-manded a:
Medicine So General Iron was sent into the Jarong. States "and General Me medicine was sent to Tachienlu by the small road through Tienchuen and Muping. Yoh Gong-ye met a man named Jo in Drenba(Ma-Ding) "who offered for certain compensations, to lead the, expedition Towards "the" border. The forces under Yoh arrived at a deep gull Below Wasikeo. which held "up all farther progress. Yoh "sent some men up onto the mountains "who Were captured by the Tibetans on Dagang. Yoh't" conclusion now Dagan was dificult to tight Shenkeo was dificult One day he heard a bugle sound above his' camp at. Benba and the Words he heard told him to 0 by Wandong to Moshimiens This he aad captured "chien evans House in Tachienla which was Hullo Yajagen.. The. then reign
Horse Race "Mountain was iven' as a. present tothe man {who helped Yoh to reduce the city.
Jars territory extended from north of the Kingdom of Mules to South of the Jarong" State from west of the Fe-yeh paso Minya east of the Yalung, This was indeed a big present and might have been more but for. the pre: Hence of Rich Ta-ren in the Jarong States at that time." As far can gather General Iron received fo" opposition Through the States 10 Gadi would ike' to know is, what States when Tieh Ta-ren soon after the fall of the Ming Dynasty. Were these States existence some three hundred years ago and if so was there number eighteen, and ws Language spoken that is now spoke throug! out the States? The Jarong inhabit. fants give the age of their own temples and palaces as five hundred years and right or wrong we have means of knowing as a great [deal of documentary evidence wat destroyed along the frontier dur the Revolution. If it {x on teco how General Tron found conditions during his. visit' something might discovered og who these people and where they came from; resent unless some other source ts known every jon must end in conjecture.
Tachin Valley Administration The Chinese magistrate at Danba
fas Zar ax Tsonghua. We understand very "hindly "provided us with lag the flag goes no further than Mat bang: which place on some maps is laced below. Bawang and Badee. (This, of course, is easily accounted for." Our first' day lay up the hot Tachin and. our only eguaintance. withthe "peinipality fof Gehshija. was passing throu part of the territory. From Seldge we could see the magnificent Rouse, ""whitewashed, away, Big up. the "mountainside. Gehshifa, Bawang and Badee, though all. rewed and all named Wang and probably all claiming a common source, usually spend their days in fendies quarrels and useless fights. Xt the present time bitter" enmity between them and a lon fas human nature is what it is, Tikely to continue.
'The "Administration along this part of the Tachin valley is. some-at intricate. 'The people conte under' the "native prince, {indivectly under "the Chinese sua gistrate. The Chinese, magistrate collects a certain amount of revenue fand so does the native. prince. The native people though coming under Chinese rule are still subject to flag and the native prince practically all his service done the. flag. " We understand thi service is, not heavy, five days per month being required of each per~ son. Again the work. they "are gall 10° do i of burdensome and the numerous flag around the arrierely helps to increase and importance, But things in the old days must have
jeame directly under Chinese Before. si the courts and their retinues must have been exceedingly magnificent. These days have passed but show some signs of recrudescence.
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