 In in 2 April 1905, the anti-catholic riot led by lamas massacred hundreds of Tibetan Catholic converts and burned churches.On 6 April, Fengquan (鳳全), the Qing's resident commissioner ("amban") in Tibet and a Manchu himself, was assassinated by the lamas in Batang, Sichuan.Lamas incited xenophobia by claiming him to be a fake commissioner sent by the French and also falsely accused him of promoting French language and military uniform.