Rinzin Paljor, aka Rupon Gura, 2nd in command to Jumpa.  Jokhang defender. He is famously known for his bombardment of PLA positions around Barkhor with a howitzer and mortars. His men and volunteers hauled the guns and mortars around while he sighted and fired them during the 1959 uprising. He escaped Tibet after the invasion and died at Darjeeling, India in 1960.

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