The traditional list of the ancient Yarlung dynasty's Tibetan kings consists of 42 names. The earliest kings ruled before the Tibetan script was developed; the history of Tibet was thus thus a verbal history and only written after the earliest periods of rule. While there is a lack of contemporaneous biographical manuscripts detailing the lives of the first 26 kings, modern scholars note that the lives of the later ones were better documented.
All of the kings are known as representatives of the Yarlung dynasty, named after the Yarlung Tsangpo and its Yarlung Valley. Their titles are more correctly translated as "chief", not "emperor". The unified Tibetan state is documented beginning with the 31st, the 32nd, and the 33rd kings.
Traditional Tibetan titles for the king include ("Chief") and ("Divine Son").
List
In the list the common transliteration is given first, the academic one in brackets.
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! #
! Name
! Reign
!Religion
|-----
! 1
| Nyatri Tsenpo || 127 BCE – ???
|Yungdrung Bon 25px
|-----
! 2
| Mutri Tsenpo ||
|Yungdrung Bon 25px
|-----
! 3
| Dingtri Tsenpo ||
|Yungdrung Bon 25px
|-----
! 4
| Sotri Tsenpo ||
|Yungdrung Bon 25px
|-----
! 5
| Mertri Tsenpo ||
|Yungdrung Bon 25px
|-----
! 6
| Dakrri Tsenpo ||
|Yungdrung Bon 25px
|-----
! 7
| Siptri Tsenpo ||
|Yungdrung Bon 25px
|-----
! 8
| Drigum Tsenpo ||
|Yungdrung Bon 25px
|-----
! 9
| Chatri Tsenpo ||
|Yungdrung Bon 25px
|-----
! 10
| Esho Lek ||
|Yungdrung Bon 25px
|-----
! 11
| Desho Lek ||
|Yungdrung Bon 25px
|-----
! 12
| Tisho Lek ||
|Yungdrung Bon 25px
|-----
! 13
| Guru Lek ||
|Yungdrung Bon 25px
|-----
! 14
| Trongzhi Lek ||
|Yungdrung Bon 25px
|-----
! 15
| Isho Lek ||
|Yungdrung Bon 25px
|-----
! 16
| Zanam Zindé ||
|Yungdrung Bon 25px
|-----
! 17
| Detrul Namshungtsen ||
|Yungdrung Bon 25px
|-----
! 18
| Senöl Namdé ||
|Yungdrung Bon 25px
|-----
! 19
| Senöl Podé ||
|Yungdrung Bon 25px
|-----
! 20
| Senöl Nam ||
|Yungdrung Bon 25px
|-----
! 21
| Senöl Po ||
|Yungdrung Bon 25px
|-----
! 22
| Degyel Po ||
|Yungdrung Bon 25px
|-----
! 23
| Detrin Tsen ||
|Yungdrung Bon 25px
|-----
! 24
| Tori Longtsen ||
|Yungdrung Bon 25px
|-----
! 25
| Tritsen Nam ||
|Yungdrung Bon 25px
|-----
! 26
| Tridra Pungtsen ||
|Yungdrung Bon 25px
|-----
! 27
| Tritog Jetsen ||
|Yungdrung Bon 25px
|-----
! 28
| Lha Thothori Nyantsen ||
|Yungdrung Bon 25px
|-----
! 29
| Trinyen Zungtsen ||
|Yungdrung Bon 25px
|-----
! 30
| Drongnyen Deu ||
|Yungdrung Bon 25px
|-----
! 31
| Tagbu Nyasig ||
|Yungdrung Bon 25px
|-----
! 32
| Namri Songtsen || 570–618
|Yungdrung Bon 25px
|-----
! 33
| Songtsen Gampo || 614–648, 655–660
|Tibetan Buddhism 35px
|-----
! 34
| Gungsong Gungtsen || 649–655
|Tibetan Buddhism 35px
|-----
! 35
| Mangsong Mangtsen || 660–676
|Tibetan Buddhism 35px
|-----
! 36
| Tridu Songtsen || 676–704
|Tibetan Buddhism 35px
|-----
! 37
| Tride Tsuktsen Me Agtsom || 705–755
|Tibetan Buddhism 35px
|-----
! 38
| Trisong Detsen || 755–797
|Tibetan Buddhism 35px
|-----
! 39
| Murub or Mune Tsenpo || 797–799
|Tibetan Buddhism 35px
|-----
! 40
| Mutik Tsenpo (Sadnalegs) || 800–815
|Tibetan Buddhism 35px
|-----
! 41
| Ralpachen || 815–838
|Tibetan Buddhism 35px
|-----
! 42
| Langdarma || 841–842
|Yungdrung Bon 25px
|}
See also
- Pre-Imperial Tibet
- Tibetan Empire
- List of rulers of Tibet
- List of Lönchen of Tibetan Empire
Notes
References
- McKay, Alex (ed.). Tibet and Her Neighbors: A History (2003) Walther Konig.