3.--_Ladakh Tibetans._--With the exception of the southern frontier of Bután, Ladakh is the portion of the Tibetan area which is best known, and where the proper Tibetan type is most subjected to foreign influences. Although the religion be the religion of Buddha, there was a short interval of Mahometanism. Originally dependent upon the Guru Lama of Hlassa, Ladakh subsequently became one of the extreme points of the Chinese empire, retaining its own princes. In the reign, however, of Aurungzeb, it was overrun by the Turks. These, however, Aurungzeb expelled at the request of the fugitive Rajah, who promised to become Mahometan in return; and kept his promise. It was broken, however, by his successor, so that the religion of Mahomet was professed for a time only. It was, however, tolerated afterwards. The last conquest of Ladakh was by the Sikhs under Runjeet Singh; and it now follows the fortunes of the Sikh dynasty. This has opened a door to the Indians of the Punjâb. To these elements of intermixture may be added, the presence of numerous settlers from Cashmir. Lastly, there is a settlement of Shia Mahometans from Little Tibet. 4.--_The Bulti of Bultistan, or Little Tibet._--The most differential characteristic of the Bulti Tibetans, is that they are no Buddhists, but Mahometans, of the Shia persuasion, their conversion having come from Persia. It has been already stated that the Bulti enjoy a political independence. _Kunawer._(?) I have not examined how far the Kunawer tribes, located where the Sutlege breaks through the Himalayas, deserve to be classed as a separate division. At all events their language is monosyllabic (probably closely allied to the Ladakh), as may be seen in the Theburskud, Milchan, and Súmchú vocabularies of Gerard.[10] _The Polyandria of Tibet._--The current doctrine respecting the so-called Polyandria of Tibet, is that it is the common polygamy of the east reversed; _i.e._, that one woman marries several husbands, who may all be alive _at the same time_. What is most certain upon this obscure point is that the surviving brother inherits the wife of the one that died. It is not so certain, although highly probably, that the wife is the property of two or more brothers _at the same time_. At any rate the marriage, if so it may be called, is confined to the circle of the brothers-in-law. Perhaps the truth is that every brother-in-law is a husband. THE ANAMESE. _Locality._--Tunkín and Cochin-China. _Conterminous_ with the Chinese; and, except so far as they are partially separated by mountain-tribes, with the Kambojians and Siamese. _Religion._--Buddhism. _Language._--Different from, but allied to, the Chinese.