 In 1919, the number of monks had reached 20,000, up from 13,000 in 1810.In 1910, the "amban" Sando went to quell a major fight between Gandan lamas and Chinese traders started by an incident at the Da Yi Yu shop in the Baruun Damnuurchin market district.He was unable to bring the lamas under control, and was forced to flee back to his quarters.