It has an area of 45, km2 and it is the second largest district in the country in terms of area. As of India census, Leh town had a population of 27, The Ladakhi language also called Bhoti, is the predominant language in the Leh district of Ladakh, India. On trade routes along the Indus Valley between Tibet, Kashmir and also between India and China, Leh was a significant stopover for centuries.
The major goods carried were salt, grain, pashm or cashmere wool, charas or cannabis resin from the Tarim Basin, indigo, silk yarn and Banaras brocade. Tibetan prince, Skyid lde nyima gon or Nyima gon , who was grandson of the anti-Buddhist Tibetan king, Langdarma r.
He founded several towns and it appears that he ordered the construction of the main sculptures at Shey. This shows that by now in this generation Langdarma's opposition to Buddhism had moved out. Leh is one of the two districts of Ladakh.
The leh weather is very cold and harsh during the time of winter season. The best season to enjoy in Leh weather is from the month of June to September. Winter season are very cold and snowfall are common in such time, and making it very unwelcoming weather for visiting this place.
Summer season is the best time to visit. Monsoon is not limited to any particular season as irregular rainfall may occur at any time. The demeanour of the people is affected by their religion, especially among the women. Among the Buddhists, as also the Muslims of the Leh area, women not only work in the house and field, but also do business and interrelate freely with men other than their own relations.
In Kargil and its adjacent regions on the other hand, it is only in the last few years that women are up-and-coming from semi-seclusion and taking jobs other than traditional ones like farming and house-keeping. The natural enthusiasm of the Ladakhis is given free restraint by the ancient traditions of the region.
Monastic and other religious festivals, many of which fall in winter, provide the excuse for welcoming gatherings. Summer pastimes all over the region are archery and polo. Among the Buddhists, these often build up into open-air parties accompanied by dance and song, at which chang, the local brew made from fermented barley, flows freely.
Immigrants of Tibet, Skardo and nearby parts like Purang, Guge settled in Ladakh, whose racial characters and cultures were in consonance with early settlers. Buddhism traveled from central India to Tibet via Ladakh leaving its imprint in Ladakh. Islamic missionaries also made a peaceful penetration of Islam in the early 16 th century.
German Moravian Missionaries having cognizance of East India Company also made inroads towards conversion but with little success. The lands divided in small principalities were at war with each other.
Nemagon defeated them one by one and established a strong kingdom at Shey, 15 Kms from Leh, as its capital. Ladakh was an independent country since the middle of the 10 th century. King Singge Namgyal had consolidated the Ladakhi Empire into a strong kingdom. He was not only a strong monarch but a statesman, a diplomat and a builder. He built the historic 9- storeyed Leh palace and made the other neighboring countries envy of such an elegant palace. He also promoted horse polo in Ladakh.
The Greater Ladakh was neither under the Domain of Tibet or its influence. Not much information is available about the ancient History of Ladakh. However, reference about the place and its neighbourhood in Arab, Chinese and Mongolian histories gives an idea that in the 7th Century A. D fierce wars were fought by Tibet and China in Baltistan area of the Greater Ladakh in which deserts and barren mountains of Ladakh was turned into battle fields for the warring armies.
In the 8th century A. D Arabs also jumped into these wars and changed their sides between China and Tibet. Around this period, the ruler of Kashmir, Laltadita conquered Ladakh. In the 8th Century A.
D and thus a buffer state came into being between Tibet and China, terminating the hostilities between the two warring countries. The greater Ladakh also fell into pieces.
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