zhang sTong rtsan

00230 

Other names / Alternative spellings 

sTong rtsan (ms. Or 8212.187 l. 13, 21, 26, 30-31, 35, 37, 44, 51, 53, 61) 

sTong stsan (ms. Or 8212.187 l. 86) 

sDong stsan (ms. Or 8212.187 l. 74, 83) 

sDong rtsan (ms. Or 8212.187 l. 67) 

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

'Bro family? 

zhang 

Period of activity 

VIIIth century 

Reign of Khri Srong lde brtsan 

Biographical data 

Zhang sTong rtsan and blon [minister] [mGos] Khri bzang [yab lag] sacked the fortress of Te'u cu [in Sheep year 755] (ms. Or 8212.187 l. 13). 

Zhang sTong rtsan, blon Khri bzang, and [the Myva king] Kag la bong sacked Se cu [in Monkey year 756] (ms. Or 8212.187 l. 21-22). 

Zhang sTong rtsan and blon Mang rtsan gathered the mDo smad summer assembly [in 757] (ms. Or 8212.187 l. 21-22). 

Zhang sTong rtsan gathered the summer assembly [in 758] (ms. Or 8212.187 l. 30-31). 

Zhang sTong rtsan and blon Khri bzang went in 'A zha land [in Hog year 759] (ms. Or 8212.187 l. 35-36). 

In the winter [of Hog year 759-760], zhang sTong rtsan, blon Khri bzang, and zhang bTsan ba conquered Tsong ka chu ngu (ms. Or 8212.187 l. 37-38). 

In winter [761-762], zhang sTong rtsan conquered Zangs kar and Zong cu (ms. Or 8212.187 l. 44). 

[In Tiger year 762-763,] zhang sTong rtsan and zhang rGyal zigs crossed the iron bridge of Bum ling and defeated the chinese garrisons of 'Bu shing kun, Zin cu, Ga cu and others. 

In Tiger year [762-763], zhang sTong rtsan, zhang rGyal zigs, blon [Ngan lam] sTag sgra [klu khong], zhang bTsan ba and others led a military campaign in China and conquered Keng shi (ms. Or 8212.187 l. 51-54, 81-85). 

Zhang sTong rtsan was rewarded with the g.yu'i yi ge (turquoise insignia) and promoted to the rank of so mtha bzhi dmag pon (ms. Or 8212.187 l. 61). 

Titles 

zhang (ms. Or 8212.187 l. 13,, 21, 26, 30, 35, 37, 44, 51, 53, 74, 83, 86) 

so mtha bzhi dmag pon (ms. Or 8212.187 l. 61) 

Notes 

Other zhang contemporary to sTong rtsan include : mChims zhang rGyal zigs shu teng, [mChims?] zhang mDo zher, and ['Bro ?] zhang bTsan ba (see Demiéville 1987ed p. 290-306). Thus, zhang sTong rtsan's rus may have been mChims, 'Bro or possibly sNa nam since Khri Srong lde btsan's mother was sNa nam za' Mang mo rje bzhi steng.

Blon po bka' thang III  mentions a 'Bro sKyes bzang ldong btsan (= stong rtsan? see bKa' thang sde lnga 1997 ed. p. 437).

'Briung yas rGyal gzigs khrom dpal

00606 

Other names / Alternative spellings 

'Brung yas (ms. PT 1240, according to Lalou 1939-1961) 

'Briung yas (ms. PT 1240) 

rGyal gzigs (ms. PT 1240) 

Khrom dpal (ms. PT 1240) 

'Briung yas rGyal gzigs khrom dpal (reconstructed name) 

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

'Briung yas (= 'Bring yas ?) 

Period of activity 

? 

Biographical data 

'Briung yas rGyal gzigs khrom dpal was likely a contemporary of 'Brom mDo bzher 'dzing bu, dGro snya Mang gzigs slang kong and Langs Khri mnyes nos kong, his rus was 'Briung yas (= 'Bring yas ?), his ming was rGyal gzigs, his mkhan was Khrom dpal (ms. PT 1240). 

Titles 

Notes 

See Lalou 1939-1961 doc. n° 1240

Mention of 'Briung yas rGyal gzigs khrom dpal 

(= 'Bring yas rGyal gzigs khrom dpal ?) in ms. PT 1240 (source : Gallica)

'Brom mDo bzher 'dzong bu

00605 

Other names / Alternative spellings 

'Brom (ms. PT 1240) 

mDo bzher (ms. PT 1240) 

'Dzong bu (ms. PT 1240) 

'Brom mDo bzher 'dzong bu (reconstructed name) 

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

'Brom 

Period of activity 

? 

Biographical data 

'Brom mDo bzher 'dzong bu was likely a contemporary of dGro snya Mang gzigs slang kong, 'Bring yas rGyal gzigs khrom dpal and Langs Khri mnyes nos kong, his rus was 'Brom, his ming was mDo bzher, his mkhan was 'Dzong bu (ms. PT 1240). 

Titles 

Notes 

See Lalou 1939-1961 doc. n° 1240

dGro snya Mang gzigs slang kong

00608

Other names / Alternative spellings 

dGro snya (ms. PT 1240) 

Mang gzigs (ms. PT 1240) 

Slang kong (ms. PT 1240) 

dGro snya Mang gzigs slang kong (reconstructed name) 

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

dGro snya 

Period of activity 

?

Biographical data 

dGro snya Mang gzigs slang kong was likely a contemporary of 'Brom mDo bzher 'dzing bu, 'Bring yas rGyal gzigs khrom dpal and Langs Khri mnyes nos kong, his rus was dGro snya, his ming was Mang gzigs, his mkhan was Slang kong (ms. PT 1240). 

Titles 

Notes 

See Lalou 1939-1961 doc. n° 1240

Langs Khri mnyes nos kong

00607 

Other names / Alternative spellings 

Langs (ms. PT 1240) 

Khri mnyes (ms. PT 1240) 

Nos kong (ms. PT 1240) 

Langs Khri mnyes nos kong (reconstructed name) 

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

Langs (= Rlang ?) 

Period of activity 

? 

Biographical data 

Langs Khri mnyes nos kong was likely a contemporary of 'Brom mDo bzher 'dzing bu, 'Bring yas rGyal gzigs khrom dpal and dGro snya Mang gzigs slang kong, his rus was Langs, his ming was Khri mnyes, his mkhan was Nos kong (ms. PT 1240). 

Titles 

Notes 

See Lalou 1939-1961 doc. n° 1240

gNyan sum tho de rgyal ba

00623 

Other names / Alternative spellings 

gNyan sum tho de rgyal ba (ms. PT 1060 l. 57) 

gNyan sum gthod de rgyal ba (ms. TibHT 27 l. 8, 10) 

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

gnyan deity (?) 

Period of activity 

mythical times ? 

Biographical data 

Titles 

jo bo (ms. TibHT 27 l. 8, 10) 

Notes 

Obviously not to be confused with the bon po scholar Ba gor Dod de rgyal ba (see sGa ston tshul khrims rgyal mtshan's bsTan pa'i shan 'byed 'phrul gyi me long, p. 29). 

See also the gNyan gsum gtod de rgyal ba'i le'u in the bon po bKa' 'gyur ? ('Bum sde, CXLI, ch. 22 avalaible on BDRC) 

gNyan gsum thod de rgyal ba is also mentioned in the "Gathang bumpa funerary documents" (see Bellezza 2013 p. 176).

lHa lung zigs

00621 

Other names / Alternative spellings 

lHa lung zigs (ms. PT 1089 l. r84)

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

Seng go family ? (unverifiable so far) 

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 

Titles 

Notes 

A Seng go lHa lung gzigs is mentioned in dBa' bzhed as a supporter of Buddhism in the time of Khri Srong lde btsan (see dBa' bzhed p. 14, 16, 18, 27 english transl. in Wangdu, Diemberger, Sørensen 2000 p. 43-47, 50, 60-63) .

See also mi 'go lHa lung zigs (lHa lung zigs "the headman" ?) in Blon po bka' thang XXVI (bKa' thang sde lnga 1997ed. p. 509). 

On ms. PT 1089 see Scherrer-Schaub 2007, also Lalou 1956.

Mention of lHa lung zigs of ms. PT 1089 (Gallica)