The rise of Gönpo Namgyel in Kham : the blind warrior of Nyarong / Yudru Tsomu.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Yudru Tsomu, author.

Series:

Studies in modern Tibetan culture

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Mgon-po-rnam-rgyal.

Qamdo Shi (China)--History--19th century.

Qamdo Shi (China).

Physical Description:

xxxiii, 365 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Maryland : Lexington Books, [2015]

Summary:

This book examines the ascendancy of a minor nineteenth-century Tibetan chieftain Gönpo Namgyel who hailed from Eastern Kham, a frontier region situated between the power centers of Central Tibet and Qing China. For most of the nineteenth century, Gönpo Namgyel dominated the politics of Kham and posed a serious challenge to both the Qing and Lhasa regimes. The study explores the dynamics of local and national politics, as well as the tensions over power and authority between the two power centers. Drawing upon both Tibetan and Chinese primary sources, the study sheds new light on the governance and polity of the Kham region, enhancing our understanding of Sino-Tibetan conflicts regarding Kham from the nineteenth century, up to the mid-twentieth century. Book jacket.

Contents:

1 Kham in the Nineteenth Century; Land, People, and Politics 1

2 Crisis of the Centers: Qing China and Central Tibet 37

3 Nyarong: The Iron Knot of Tibet 57

4 The Blind Man from Nyarong 79

5 The Making of Gönpo Namgyel 117

6 Conquering Kham 157

7 The Final Siege 185

8 Contention over the Sphere of Influence in Kham 221.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780739177921

0739177923

OCLC:

902009987