Nyarong

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Nyarong (Tibetan: ཉག་རོང་།, Wylie: nyag rong; simplified Chinese: 瞻对; traditional Chinese: 瞻對; pinyin: Zhānduì) is a Tibetan historical river valley region located in Eastern Kham. It is generally equated with modern Xinlong County, which is called Nyarong in Tibetan, though the traditional region also includes parts of Litang County and Baiyü County.

Names

The most common name, Nyarong means "river valley". However, the region is also referred to as Chagdud or Chakdü (

Kubilai Khan, in 1253. In exchange he was rewarded by official seal and documents as chief of the Nyarong. His family clan was then called "Chakdü pöntsang" (Tibetan: ལྕགས་མདུད་དཔོན་ཚང, Wylie: lcags mdud dpon tshang, THL: Chakdü pöntsang, literally, "the official family who tied a knot in an iron [club]").[2]

Geography

Nyarong is a valley located on and around the middle portion of the Yalong River, with Derge to the west, Garzê to the north, the Hor States to the east, and Litang to the south.[3] The valley is particularly low compared to the surrounding mountains, and the upper portion of the valley is quite narrow. This makes it hard to access the region, especially without modern transport. It was historically also quite poor, as there is little flat land in the region.[4]

History

For much[

Qing Dynasty, it was practically independent due to its isolation;[citation needed] the population made much of their living by banditry [5]

Nyarong's main claim to fame is the local ruler

Ganden Podrang government, who killed him in 1865; they then took the chance to take control of the region.[8] This sent Nyarong back into the unimportance it still enjoys today, though this has been somewhat disrupted by tourism. This was also momentarily disrupted as Nyarong was a key base of resistance against the Annexation of Tibet by the People's Republic of China[9]

Notable people

  • Gombo Namgye (1798-1865), Tibetan rebel leader
  • Lodi Gyari Rinpoche
    (1949-2018), activist in exile, journalist, negotiator
  • Tertön Sogyal (1856-1926), teacher of the thirteenth Dalai Lama

See also

  • Red Poppies, novel set in Nyarong from the 1920s to 1950

References

  1. ^ ""Nyarong County's Gonpo Namgyal" By Woeser". High Peaks, Pure Earth. October 12, 2011. Retrieved 29 May 2017.
  2. ^ Yudru, Tsomu (April 2013). "Constructing Images of Gönpo Namgyel:a Hero or a Villain ?" (PDF). Revue d'études tibétaines (26): 57–91. Retrieved 2020-06-27.
  3. ^ "Nyarong". Rigpa Wiki. 6 March 2016. Retrieved 29 May 2017.
  4. ISBN 9780810879843
    . Retrieved 29 May 2017.
  5. ^ Powers 2012, p. 487.
  6. ^ Ronis 2011
  7. S2CID 145632928
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  8. ^ Ronis, Jann (July 13, 2011). "An Overview of Nyarong". The Tibetan and Himalayan Library. Retrieved 29 May 2017.
  9. ^ Powers 2012, p. 487.
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