'Bro Khri gzu ram shags

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Other names / Alternative spellings 

'Bro Khri gzu ram shags (ms. PT 1287 l. 115) 

'Bro Khri gzu' ram shags (ms. PT 1287 l. 391-392) 

'Bro Ram shags (ms. PT 1287 l. 393) 

'Bro Phri gzu' dam shags (inscr. lDan ma brag II, l. 7)

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

'Bro family

blon chen

zhang

Period of activity 

VIIIth century 

IXth century 

Reign of Khri Srong lde brtsan 

Reign of Mu ne brtsan 

Reign of Khri lDe srong brtsan 

Biographical data 

[In 792-793 (see Beckwith 1987 p. 155)] 'Bro Khri gzu ram shags led armies in the east (stod pyogs) and vassalised Khotan (li, ms. PT 1287 l. 391-392). 

'Bro Khri gzu ram shags repressed a rebellion of the White Mya (i. e. Nanzhao ?), many 'Jang people were killed and the lord of the 'Jang paid homage [to the ruler of Tibet] (ms. PT 1287 l. 392-397).

'Bro Khri gzu ram shags became blon chen (Great Minister) after sNa nam zhang rGyal tshan lha snang (ms. PT 1287 l. 115). 

After 'Bro Khri gzu ram shags, dBa' Mang rje lha lod became blon chen (ms. PT 1287 l. 115-116). 

Titles 

blon che (ms. PT 1287 l. 63) 

dmag phon (ms. PT 1287 l. 393) 

zhang (inscr. lDan ma brag II, l. 7)

Notes 

According to Nyang Nyi ma 'od zer (XIIth c.), 'Bro Khri bzung (i.e. 'Bro Khri gzu [ram shags]) was appointed as minister (blon) in the time of Khri lDe btsan (i.e. Khri lDe srong brtsan), the youngest son of Khri Srong lde brtsan (see Nyang Nyi ma 'od zer's Chos 'byung me tog snying po sbrang rtsi'i bcud p. 383-384).

According to the sGra 'byor bam po gnyis, in Horse year [802 or 814 ?] Khri lDe srong brtsan's blon chen and zhang was 'Bro Khri gzu ram shags (see rTa rdo (ed.) 2005, p. 70).

According to mKhas pa lDe'u (XIIIth. c.)"'Bring gzung ram shags" was blon po during eight years under the reign of Khri lDe srong btsan. After him, a "mChims rTsang bzher legs" was blon po during five years before "sBa Mang rje lha lod"'s nomination (rGya bod kyi chos 'byung rgyas pa 2010 ed. p. 340).