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THE TSANGBO, OR BRAHMAPUTRA. 33
place on the banks of the Gakpo, or Kanpu, " a tributary of the Irawady," which
flows to the north of the Tsangbo. Now it is certain that the murder occurred on
the Lohit, or East Brahmaputra ; for a detachment of British troops went thither
to avenge their death. Yule argues from this that the Lohit is certainly the
continuation of the Gakpo, and that this river, describing a great bend east of the
Fig.
13. COUKKE OP THE TsANGBO.
According to H. Sehlwrintwett. Scale 1 : 12,000.000.
EofG 100
. 300 Miles.
Tsangbo, prevents it from reaching the Irawady. But it may be asked whether a
viiguc report, turning on the doubtful name of a river, is sufficient to dispose of
such a geographical question.
The partisans of Rennell's view have long discussed the rival claims of the
Dihong, Dibong, Subansiri, and other streams in Assam, to be regarded
as the
upper course of the Brahmaputra. Most English geographers have pronounced in