Myang Mang po rje zhang snang

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Other names / Alternative spellings 

Zhang snang pe 'u zur 'bring po ? (ms. PT 1287 l. 231) 

Zhang snang (ms. PT 1287 l. 219, 232 233, 308-310, 312-315) 

Myang Zhang snang (ms. PT 1287 l. 245, 258-259, 315, ITJ 1375 l. r2) 

Myang Mang po rje zhang snang (ms. PT 1287 l. 303 ) 

Mang po rje zhang snang (ms. PT 1287 l. 307) 

Social groups (status, family, lineage...) 

Myang family 

blon chen 

Period of activity 

VIth century ? 

VIIth century ? 

Reign of gNam ri slon mtshan 

Reign of Srong brtsan sgam po 

Biographical data 

Myang Zhang snang's father was Myang sMon to re tseng sku (ms. PT 1287 l. 218). 

Myang Zhang snang became gNam ri slon mtshan's attendant (zha 'bring) after the subjugation of Dags po by Seng go myi chen (ms. PT 1287 l. 219). 

Myang Zhang snang was promoted as minister (blon po) after answering to Khyung po sPung sad zu tse at gNam ri slon mtshan's request (ms. PT 1287 l. 232-246). 

Myang Mang po rje zhang snang became blon che (great minister) after mGar Khri sgra 'dzi rmun (ms. PT 1287 l. 82-83). 

Myang Mang po rje zhang snang became blon che before gNam ri slon mtshan's death (ms. PT 1287 l. 258-259). 

Myang Mang po rje zhang snang was Srong brtsan sgam po's earliest blon che (ms. PT 1287 l. 83-84). 

Myang Mang po rje zhang snang subjugated the Sum(-pa) realm (ms. PT 1287 l. 84-85, 303). 

Myang Mang po rje zhang snang was residing in the fortress of sDur ba (inherited from his father Myang sMon to re tseng sku ? ms. PT 1287 l. 311-315). 

Myang Mang po rje zhang snang became disloyal (ms. PT 1287 l. 259-260) or was a victim of Khyung po sPung sad zu tse's intrigues (ms. PT 1287 l. 315, ms. ITJ 1375 l. r2). 

Myang Mang po rje zhang snang was betrayed by his own servant (bran), Pa tsab Gyim po (ms. PT 1287 l. 313). 

Myang Mang po rje zhang snang was killed for being disloyal and Khyung po sPung sad zu tse was in favour (ms. ITJ 1375 l. r2, ms. PT 1287 l. 315-316). 

After Myang Mang po rje zhang snang, mGar Mang zham sum snang became blon che (ms. PT 1287 l. 87-88). 

Titles 

zha 'bring (ms. PT 1287 l. 219) 

blon po (ms. PT 1287 l. 245) 

blon che (ms. PT 1287 l. 258) 

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