The Kingdom of Lingtsang was centred around the eponymous region of Ling or Lingtsang, in the Tibetan region of Kham, though its exact extent is unknown. The region of Lingtsang is located north of Derge, along the upper reaches of the Yangtze River (known as "Dri Chu" in Tibetan); it makes up the southern portion of today's Sêrxü County.
Historyedit
The region of Lingtsang first rose to prominence during the era of the Tibetan Empire, where the capital at that time, Denkok (Wylie: ’dan khog) was the centre of Kham's population and cultural activity. After the collapse of the Tibetan Empire, Lingtsang next rose to prominence under the Sakya domination of Tibet; however, the semi-legendaey 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 Amdo), and Sakya administrators were located at Lingtsang.[5] After the end of Sakya dominion in Tibet, Lingtsang became an independent kingdom. The 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 kingdom of Derge; however Derge became increasingly powerful starting from around 1630. This was at Lingtsang 's expense, which meant that from 1700 onwards, Lingtsang was a small and unimportant state on the border of Derge. During the 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]
^Deden Shakabpa, Tsepon Wangchuck (23 October 2009). One Hundred Thousand Moons (2 vols): An Advanced Political History of Tibet. Boston: Brill. pp. 194–195. ISBN9789047430766.
^Bue, Erberto Lo; Bray, John, eds. (8 May 2009). Art and Architecture in Ladakh: Cross-cultural Transmissions in the Himalayas and Karakoram. Leiden: Brill. p. 96. ISBN9789004271807.
^Samuel, Geoffrey (8 September 2017). Tantric Revisionings: New Understandings of Tibetan Buddhism and Indian Religion. New York City: Routledge. p. 138. ISBN9781351896177.
kingdom, lingtsang, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, june, 2. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Kingdom of Lingtsang news newspapers books scholar JSTOR June 2017 Learn how and when to remove this template message Lingtsang Tibetan ག ང 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 Kingdom of Lingtsangག ང ཚངc 11th century 1959CapitalEzhi 1 in present day Dege County Sichuan Common languagesrGyalrong languagesGovernmentMonarchyLingtsang Gyalpo 1942Wangchen TenzinHistory Establishedc 11th century Annexed by Qing China1910 Restored1918 incorporated into PR China1950 Land Reform Movement1959Succeeded byChinaToday part ofChina Contents 1 Geography 2 History 3 References 4 See alsoGeography editThe Kingdom of Lingtsang was centred around the eponymous region of Ling or Lingtsang in the Tibetan region of Kham though its exact extent is unknown The region of Lingtsang is located north of Derge along the upper reaches of the Yangtze River known as Dri Chu in Tibetan it makes up the southern portion of today s Serxu County History editThe region of Lingtsang first rose to prominence during the era of the Tibetan Empire where the capital at that time Denkok Wylie dan khog was the centre of Kham s population and cultural activity After the collapse of the Tibetan Empire Lingtsang next rose to prominence under the Sakya domination of Tibet however the semi legendaey 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 Dome modern Amdo and Sakya administrators were located at Lingtsang 5 After the end of Sakya dominion in Tibet Lingtsang became an independent kingdom The 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 Guandǐng Guoshi and Religious King of Promoting Goodness Chinese 赞善教王 pinyin Zanshan Jiaowang By the 1600s Lingtsang had become powerful enough to exercise control over the rival kingdom of Derge however Derge became increasingly powerful starting from around 1630 This was at Lingtsang s expense which meant that from 1700 onwards Lingtsang was a small and unimportant state on the border of Derge During the 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 edit 格萨尔文化 康区文化的璀璨明珠 Deden Shakabpa Tsepon Wangchuck 23 October 2009 One Hundred Thousand Moons 2 vols An Advanced Political History of Tibet Boston Brill pp 194 195 ISBN 9789047430766 Bue Erberto Lo Bray John eds 8 May 2009 Art and Architecture in Ladakh Cross cultural Transmissions in the Himalayas and Karakoram Leiden Brill p 96 ISBN 9789004271807 Samuel Geoffrey 8 September 2017 Tantric Revisionings New Understandings of Tibetan Buddhism and Indian Religion New York City Routledge p 138 ISBN 9781351896177 Ryavec Karl E 3 May 2015 A Historical Atlas of Tibet Chicago University of Chicago Press p 155 ISBN 9780226732442 Ronis Jann July 13 2011 An Overview of Lingtsang The Tibetan and Himalayan Library Retrieved 24 May 2017 See also editKham Lingtsang Gyalpo Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Kingdom of Lingtsang amp oldid 1163178857, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
