Kingdom of Lingtsang
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Kingdom of Lingtsang གླིང་ཚང | |||||||
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| c. 11th century–1959 | |||||||
| Capital | rGyalrong languages | ||||||
| Government | Monarchy | ||||||
| Lingtsang Gyalpo | |||||||
• ?–1942 | Wangchen Tenzin | ||||||
| History | |||||||
• Established | c. 11th century | ||||||
• Land Reform Movement | 1959 | ||||||
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| Today part of | China | ||||||
Lingtsang (Tibetan: གླིང་ཚང, Wylie: gling tshang; Chinese: 林蔥) was formerly one of the Kham region's five independent kingdoms of Tibet. The realm of Lingstang was incorporated into the People's Republic of China in 1950 following the Battle of Chamdo.
Geography
The Kingdom of Lingtsang was centred around the eponymous region of Ling or Lingtsang, in the Tibetan region of
Yangtze River (known as "Dri Chu" in Tibetan); it makes up the southern portion of today's Sêrxü County
.
History
The region of Lingtsang first rose to prominence during the era of the
King Gesar is also supposed to have been a ruler of Ling (an alternative name for Lingtsang),[2] and in 1216, forces of the kingdom apparently looted the monastery of Tshurbu, which was located near Lhasa.[3] Additionally, the later ruling family of Lingtsang claimed descent from Gesar's half-brother.[4]
At this point, a monk and head of the local dynasty was given overlordship over the district of Domé (modern
Ming Dynasty opened diplomatic relations with the kingdom of Lingtsang in the early 15th century to ensure the safety of caravans entering Tibet through Kham; as part of this move, the ruler was granted the honors of "State Master of Consecration" (Chinese: 灌顶国师; pinyin: Guàndǐng Guóshī) and "Religious King of Promoting Goodness" (Chinese: 赞善教王; pinyin
: Zànshàn Jiāowáng).
By the 1600s, Lingtsang had become powerful enough to exercise control over the rival
Qing rule of Tibet, Lingtsang's leaders (who were no longer monks) were assigned the status of tusi. The kingdom came to an end when the province of Sichuan instituted Chinese rule in 1909; it became part of Derge.[6] Along with the rest of Tibet, it gained independence in the chaos following Qing collapse, and came under Communist rule following the Chinese liberation of Tibet.[citation needed
]
References
- ^ 格萨尔文化：康区文化的璀璨明珠
- ISBN 9789047430766.
- ISBN 9789004271807.
- ISBN 9781351896177.
- ISBN 9780226732442.
- ^ Ronis, Jann (July 13, 2011). "An Overview of Lingtsang". The Tibetan and Himalayan Library. Retrieved 24 May 2017.