dBa's sNang bzher zla brtsan

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Other names / Alternative spellings 

dBa's sNang bzher zla brtsan (ms. PT 1287 l. 112-113) 

sNang bzher zla brtsan (ms. PT 1287 l. 384) 

sNang bzher (ms. Or 8212.187 l. 23, 25, 28, 30, 39, 59, 64) 

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

dBa's family 

blon chen 

Period of activity 

VIIIth century 

Reign of Khri Srong lde brtsan 

Biographical data 

In Monkey year [756], the minister (blon) sNang bzher gathered the winter assembly (ms. Or 8212.187 l. 23). 

dBa's sNang bzher zla brtsan became blon chen (Great Minister) after 'Bal sKyes bzang ldong tshab's downfall (ms. PT 1287 l. 112-113). 

dBa's sNang bzher zla brtsan was blon che in summer [of Bird year 757] (i.e. this is the earliest mention of dBa's sNang bzher zla brtsan bearing the title but his appointment to the post is not recorded, ms. Or 8212.187 l. 24-25). 

[In Bird year 757] dBa's sNang bzher zla brtsan and zhang rGyal gzigs gathered the summer assembly  The minister (blon) sKyes bzang rgyal kong was offered the post of blon che'i 'og dpon (i. e. assistant of the blon chen dBa's sNang bzher zla brtsan) but died soon after (ms. Or 8212.187 l. 24-27). 

In the winter [of Bird year 757] dBa's sNang bzher zla brtsan defeated the Chinese fortresses of Tsong ka chen po and Seg shin kun (ms. Or 8212.187 l. 28-29). 

dBa's sNang bzher zla brtsan came back in Tibet in summer [of Dog year 758] (ms. Or 8212.187 l. 30). 

[In Mouse year 760] dBa's sNang bzher zla brtsan gathered the winter assembly (ms. Or 8212.187 l. 39-40).

[In Hare year 763] dBa's sNang bzher zla brtsan was given the ke ke ru'i yi ge, installed (?) as blon che and soon after replaced by mGos Khri bzang yab lag (ms. Or 8212.187 l. 58-60). 

After dBa's sNang bzher zla brtsan, mGos Khri bzang yab lag became blon che (ms. PT 1287 l. 112-113). 

Titles 

blon (Or 8212.187 l. 23) 

blon che (ms. PT 1287 l. 63, 384, Or 8212.187 l. 30, 58, 64) 

blon chen po (Or 8212.187 l. 25, 28, 39) 

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