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Title: Travels of a consular officer in eastern Tibet : together with a history of the relations between China, Tibet and India Year: 1922 (1920s) Authors: Teichman, Eric, Sir, 1884-1944 Subjects: Publisher: Cambridge, England : University Press Contributing Library: Cornell University Library Digitizing Sponsor: MSN

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Text Appearing Before Image: into avalley to reach Bagung, a hamlet perched up on the hillsidewith a rest-house in the valley below. This place lies in DrayaState. On this march we saw many partridges, hares and mar-mots. Two small yellow Tibetan dogs, resembling beagles,and said to be a special breed of hunting dog from Gongboin South-east Tibet, have been presented to us. They chaseevery marmot they see into his hole; one they happened on 1 The DabSn (General or Colonel in the Tibetan army, literally Lord ofthe Arrow) nominally commands 500 men; on the frontier at present theyseem to command a great many more, probably owing to the local leviesattached to their forces; they are officers of the 4th rank. Below the DabSnin the military hierarchy are the Rubim, JyabSn and Shingo (majors, captainsand lieutenants), holding sth, 6th and 7th rank and commanding 250, 100and so men respectively. The Tibetan military are very fond of the bagpipes,which appear to be the national instrument. 2 See Plate XXVII. PLATE XXVII

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