On the Relationship between Ts'ewang Namjal,King Ladakh,and the Central Government of the Qing Dynasty
Based on the contents of the Manchu archives during the reign of Emperor Qianlong in Qing Dynasty,"Re-cord of the Yarkand's Minister of Handing Affairs Qi Cheng'e et al.Sending an Envoy to Report the Deployment of Troops in Aiohan by Tubet Burke Tsewang Namjal",combined with the existing Tibetan research results,this paper first briefly expounds the regional definition of Ladakh Kingdom,and then examines the identity of Ts'ewang Nam-jal;Thirdly,it combs the interaction between Ts'ewang Namjal and the central government of the Qing Dynasty through the Yeerqiang office recorded in Manchu documents,and makes textual researches on some people's names and place names;Finally,it demonstrates and summarizes the basic norms of the central government during the reign of Emperor Qianlong in dealing with the relationship with the king and kingdom of Ladakh.The author believes that,based on the Manchu archives during the reign of Emperor Qianlong,excavating,analyzing and demonstrating the precious historical lines recorded in the documents,and studying the relationship between the Ladakh kingdom and the central government during the reign of Emperor Qianlong,remain to have important historical value and strategic significance for today's China in dealing with its relations with neighboring countries and regions,especially with central and South Asia.
Manchu Language ArchivesThe King of LadakhTs'ewang NamjalRelations in the Qing Dynasty
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