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281: 82: 418: 213:(r. 1680–1691). The manuscript was translated into Urdu for Alexander Cunninhgam during his stay in Ladakh in 1847, from which parts were even reproduced in his English works; he did not consider the story after the end of the 17th century to be important and omitted those parts. The original manuscript and its Urdu translations are lost. 223:
until events c. 1825, after which it contains extra details that are not covered by the other manuscripts. Its owner also added appendices and minor changes not originally contained in the manuscript, and it is known to be in the private possession of a 'Bri-guh-pa monk, named Sonam, at the
272:, and Zahiruddin Ahmad. Petech, in a comparative study with other texts, notes an abundance of omissions and mistakes; he warns against trusting the chronicle blindly. Other scholars have also warned about gaps in the chronicles' treatment of the period before the 17th century. 73:
It remains one of only two surviving pre-19th century literary sources from Ladakh. Only seven original manuscripts of the chronicles are known to have existed, of which two survive today.
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Howard, Neil (2005). "The Development of the Boundary between the State of Jammu & Kashmir and British India, and its Representation on Maps of the Lingti Plain". In Bray, John (ed.).
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The chronicles also cover the first-millennium presence of Buddhism, the growth of Buddhism in the first half of the second millennium, and the introduction of Islam in the 16th century.
186:: This manuscript was compiled at the end of the 19th century by Ladakhi scholar Munshi dPal-rgyas and includes three appendices about the Dogra conquest. The original no longer exists. 304:
were split into three main sections: the first two sections are about the history of central Tibet; the third section is specifically about Ladakh. The principal chronicle is the
219:: Consists of approximately 40 pages and covers the entire history of the two Ladakhi dynasties until the Dogra conquest. The manuscript is a modernized and shortened version of 280: 70:. The chronicles were compiled by the Namgyal dynasty, mostly during the 17th century, and are considered the primary written source for Ladakhi history. 241:
published a non-critical translation of the chronicle, in what was the first detailed history of Ladakh. His edition was based on five manuscripts (
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Jinpa, Nawang (2015). "Why Did Tibet and Ladakh Clash in the 17th Century?: Rethinking the Background to the 'Mongol War' in Ngari (1679-1684)".
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Until the early 19th century, European historians believed that there were no written histories from Ladakh. After reports to the contrary,
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The Tibetan recognition of the independence of Ladakh and the restriction for the King of Ladakh from inviting foreign armies into Ladakh;
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Proceedings of the Tenth Seminar of the IATS, 2003. Volume 9: The Mongolia-Tibet Interface: Opening New Research Terrains in Inner Asia
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by descendants of the central Tibetan monarchy in the 10th century. The chronicles describe the period of conflicts with the
159: 481: 158:(r. 1616–1642). The original manuscript no longer survives but its text was partly published and translated by missionary 108:
remains unknown to modern historians. It remains one of only two surviving pre-19th century literary sources from Ladakh.
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Bray describes the intent of the third chronicle as "to present the Ladakhi royal dynasty in the best possible light".
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in 1684. The original text of the Treaty of Tingmosgang no longer survives, but its contents are summarized in the
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The regulation of trade of goat-wool, subdivided into two subclauses, for Guge and the northern plain of Tibet (
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of Ladakh agreed on the Treaty of Tingmosgang (sometimes called the "Treaty of Temisgam") in the fortress of
140:. The original manuscript has since disappeared, but its contents were copied in 1856 and later published by 468:
The arrangement of a fee to Mi-'pham dBaṅ-po (then-regent of Ladakh) for his cost in arranging the treaty.
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Bray, John (2016). "uciano Petech and the Historiography of Ladakh: Lives, Times and Academic lineages".
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to Mi-'pham dBaii-po in the form of three estates in Tibet sometime between the autumn of 1684 and 1685.
359: 387: 374: 261:). Francke's edition would become the standard edition for all future studies on the pre-Dogra Ladakh. 51: 323: 94: 1024: 944: 809: 763: 485: 395: 292:
is shown with a thin dotted line, slightly to the north of Gartok; the border between Maryul and
225: 141: 172:: This manuscript consists of only four pages about the Namgyal dynasty and its conquest by the 1054: 1003: 971: 801: 736: 692: 654: 567: 206: 59: 963: 136:: This manuscript belonged to the former King of Ladakh and was stored in the library of the 1046: 999: 728: 688: 563: 127: 338:. The chronicles then describe the development of the Namgyal dynasty and its expansion to 199:(r. 1642–1694) and also contains a plainlist of subsequent rulers until the Dogra conquest. 132: 451: 339: 884:"Three Documents relating to the History of Ladakh: Tibetan Text, Translation, and Notes" 858:"Three Documents relating to the History of Ladakh: Tibetan Text, Translation, and Notes" 832:"Three Documents relating to the History of Ladakh: Tibetan Text, Translation, and Notes" 644: 477: 319: 315: 269: 196: 192: 155: 43: 195:, Oriental Collection 6683: This manuscript covers Ladakhi history until the reign of 1073: 767: 399: 331: 309: 210: 173: 484:
carrying presents for the Dalai Lama. The fee in the sixth clause was later paid by
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Ahmad, Zahiruddin (1968). "New light on the Tibet-Ladakh-Mughal war of 1679—1684".
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Himalayan Frontiers of India: Historical, Geo-Political and Strategic Perspectives
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Bray, John (2005). "Introduction: Locating Ladakhi History". In Bray, John (ed.).
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plagued by warfare and raiding. The chronicles then describe the establishment of
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August Hermann Francke, whose translation became widely used for studying the
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Peace and Conflict in Ladakh: The Construction of a Fragile Web of Order
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The trade regulations provided for Ladakh's exclusive right to trade in
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until 842, after which the area was described by the chronicles as
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from Ladakh. Ladakh was also bound to send periodic missions to
343: 289: 154:: This manuscript only covers the history up until the reign of 437:) was divided into three separate kingdoms in the 10th century; 433:
A general declaration of principle that the region of Guge (
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controlled the area from 663, and it was controlled by the
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is marked by a bolded line, slightly to the west of Leh.
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In the later part of the 20th century, research on the
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was complemented by further studies by Joseph Gergan,
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The origin, intent, and time of the authorship of the
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during the late 14th to 16th centuries in Ladakh and
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found the first known manuscript of the chronicles (
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Index

Ladakh chronicles
Tibetan
Wylie
history of Ladakh
first Tibetan dynasty of Ladakh
Namgyal dynasty

Alexander Cunningham
Bodleian Library
MS.Tibet. c.7.
sTog palace
Emil Schlagintweit
Sengge Namgyal
Karl Marx
Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal
Dogra dynasty
Jammu and Kashmir
British Museum
Deldan Namgyal
Tsewang Namgyal I
Delek Namgyal
Lamayuru Monastery
August Herman Francke
Luciano Petech

A. H. Francke
Guge
Zanskar
Gesar
Tibetans

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