The Water Horse and Other Years : a History of the 17th and 18th Century Tibet

A history of the 17th and 18th century Tibet, dealing with the period from the first to the 5th Dalai Lama and the unification of Tibet. Publisher's Note 5 Contents 7 Author's Introduction 9 l. The Dawn of the Dalai Lamas 13 2. Tsanyang Gyatso: The Unique Dalai Lama 43 3. 1717: The Year of the Locust 63 4. Miwang Pholanay: The Phoenix 81 5. Gung Gyurmed Namgyal: The Nationalist 107 Publisher's Note Author's Introduction Contents l. The Dawn of the Dalai Lamas 2. Tsanyang Gyatso: The Unique Dalai Lama 3. 1717: The Year of the Locust 4. Miwang Pholanay: The Phoenix 5. Gung Gyurmed Namgyal: The Nationalist