Khri Srong lde brtsan

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Other names / Alternative spellings 

Srong lde brtsan (ms. ITJ 750 l. 291) 

Khri Srong lde brtsan (ms. PT 996 l. 2r3, PT 1286 l. 67, PT 1287 l. 366, Or 8212.187 l. 17, 29, inscr. 'Phyong rgyas l. 5, 16-17, bSam yas bell l. 7-8, rKong po l. 1, 12, sKar chung 12-13, 23, Zhol rdo ring s11, s16, s42, n5) 

Khri Srong lde btsan (ms. PT 840 l. 3.2, Brag lha mo inscr. A l. 1) 

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

sPu rgyal dynasty 

Period of activity 

VIIIth century 

Biographical data 

Khri Srong lde brtsan's father was Khri lde btsug brtsan (ms. PT 1286 l. 66-67). 

Khri Srong lde brtsan's mother was sNa nam za' (lady) Mang mo rje bzhi steng (ms. PT 1286 l. 66-67). 

Khri Srong lde brtsan was born at Brag mar in Horse year [742], his mother [sNa nam za Mang mo rje] died in the same year (ms. PT 1288-ITJ 750 l. 289-292). 

When Khri Srong lde brtsan was young, his father Khri lDe btsug brtsan was murdererd by the ministers 'Bal sKyes bzang ldong tsab and Lang Myes gzigs [c. 755] (Or. 8212.187 l. 16, inscr. Zhol rdo ring l. s5-s20). 

'Bal sKyes bzang ldong tsab and Lang Myes gzigs were punished for their treason (Or. 8212.187 l. 16, inscr. Zhol rdo ring l. s5-s20).

Khri Srong lde brtsan was enthroned at Brag dmar in Monkey year [756] (ms. Or 8212.187 l. 16-18). 

Khri Srong lde brtsan's consort was Tshes pong za rMa rgyal ldong skar (ms. PT 1286 l. 67). 

Khri Srong lde brtsan's elder son was Mu ne brtsan alias Mu brtsan, who died without heir (ms. PT 1286 67-68). 

Khri Srong lde brtsan's younger son and heir was lDe srong brtsan, who ruled after Mu ne brtsan (ms. PT 1286 67-69). 

Khri Srong lde brtsan had another son named Mu rug brtsan, who was older than lDe Srong brtsan (inscr. Zhva'i lha khang west l. 48).

Khri Srong lde brtsan's blon che were : 

- dBa's sNang bzher zla brtsan [from 757 ? to 763] (ms. Or 8212.187 l. 25-60, PT 1287 l. 112-113) 

- mGos Khri bzang yab lag [from 763 to ?] (ms. Or 8212.187 l. 60, PT 1287 l. 113) 

- mChims zhang rGyal zigs shu teng (ms. PT 1287 l. 113-114), zhang in the time of Khri Srong lde brtsan, from Sheep year [755] to Hare year [763] (ms. Or 8212.187 l. 15-86, PT 1287 l. 376-377, also Zhol rdo ring inscr. l. s. 57) 

- Ngan lam sTag sgra klu khong (ms. PT 1287 l. 114), nang blon chen po in the Zhol rdo ring inscription (l. e2-e3) 

- sNa nam zhang rGyal tshan lha snang [died in 796] (ms. PT 1287 l. 115)

Khri Srong lde btsan invited buddhist scholars from India... (ms. PT 840 l. 3.2)  

Titles 

btsan po (ms.  PT 996 l. 2r3, PT 1287 l. 366) 

lha btsan po ('Phyong rgyas inscr. l. 5, 16) 

btsan po byang cub sems [d]pa' (Brag lha mo inscr. A l. 1) 

lha sras (ms. PT 840 l. 3.2)

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