Gro

rus0001 

Alternative spellings 

Notes 

There seems to be little information about the Gro family in Old Tibetan sources, all relates to pre-imperial times. 

 - Gro and rMe'u were ministers (blon po) of the lord gNubs rje'i sris pa in the "Nine Margins of gNubs" (gnubs gyi kling dgu', ms. PT 1286 l. 9). 

 - Gro and rMe'u were ministers (blon po) of the lord dBye rje khar ba in dBye mo yul drug ku (ms. PT 1039 l. 8). 

 - Gro zha ma skyi brling ma was the nurse of the mythical king Dri gum btsan po. 

Later historians tend to identify Gro to the better known 'Bro family. 

 - In mKhas pa lde'u's rGya bod kyi chos 'byung rgyas pa (XIIIth c.), the ministers of the sNubs yul gling dgu are rMe'u and 'Gro, and the name of the minister known as 'Bro cung bzang 'or mang in Old Tibetan sources (ms. PT 1287 and ITJ 0750) is spelled 'Gro cung za 'or ma (mKhas pa lde'u', rGya bod kyi chos 'byung rgyas pa, 2010 ed., p. 214, 285). 

 - In dPa bo gtsug lag 'phreng ba's Chos 'byung mkhas pa'i dga' ston (XVIth c.), the ministers of the "Nine Lands of gNubs yul gling dgu are rMe'u and 'Bro (dPa bo gtsug lag 'phreng ba's Chos 'byung mkhas pa'i dga' ston, 2003 ed., p. 155). 

However, one can argue against the identification of Gro to 'Bro. 

 - Both names should have fairly distinct pronunciations in Old Tibetan. 

 - Although a confusion between the written forms br- and gr- is conceivable, in Old Tibetan documentation 'Bro seems to be always spelled with the letter 'a as a prefix, while Gro is spelled without.