Subject: Tibetan Kings (List of Names)
Tibetan Kings Main PageKings of Tibet
The names below are a chronological list of the Kings of Tibet. The list does not include any of the Zhangzhung Kings which ended with the death of the last king, Ligmincha, at the hands of the 33rd Tibetan King, Songtsen Gampo. According to Bon history it was Trisong Detsen that killed King Ligmincha.
gnam gyi khri bdun (Seven Kings of the Sky):
1. gnya' khri btsan po
2. mu khri btsan po
3. ding khri btsan po
4. so khri btsan po
5. mer khri btsan po
6. gdags khri btsan po
7. srib khri btsan po
bar gyi steng gnyis:
8. [1] gri gum btsan po
9. [2] spu de gung rgyal (bya khri btsan po)
legs drug:
10. [1] ye sho legs
11. [2] de sho legs
12. [3] thi sho legs
13. [4] gu ru legs
14. [5] brong zhi legs
15. [6] yi sho legs
lde brgyad (Eight Groups of Space):
16. [1] za nam zin lde
17. [2] 'phrul gnam gzhung btsan lde
18. [3] se snol gnam lde
19. [4] se snol pol de
20. [5] lde snol gnam
21. [6] lde snol po
22. [7] lde rgyal po
23. [8] lde sprin btsan
24. rgyal po to ri lung tsan
25. khri btsan nam
26. khri sgra dpung btsan
27. khri thog rje btsun
28. lha tho tho ri gnyan btsan (tho ri snyal zhal)
29. khri gnyan gzungs btsan
30. 'brong gnyan lde'u
31. stag ri gnyan gzigs (dmus long dkon pa bkra shis)
32. gnam ri srong btsan
33. Tri Songtsen Gampo (reigned 617-650, srong btsan sgam po, khri srong btsan)
34. gung ri gung btsan
35. mang srong mang btsan
36. 'dus srong mang po rje
37. khri lde gtsug brtan (mes ag tshom)
38. Tri Song Detsen (740-798). khri srong lde btsan
39. mu ne btsan po
40. mu tig btsan po
41. khri ral pa can (khri gtsug lde btsan)
42. glang dar ma ('u dum btsan po)
The two sons of Langdharma: 1.'od srung, 2.yum brtan
Compiled by Karma Gellek, 11-2011
