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Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth - II
T'AI-TSUNG The second T'ang emperor of China (r. 627-649). Famous as the virtual founder of the Tang dynasty. His daughter 'Un-shing Kong-jo married Srong-btsan-sgam-po.
T'ANG DYNASTY The dynasty ruling China (618-907 A.D.) during the era of the Dharma Kings of Tibet. Annals kept by T'ang historians offer valuable information about Tibetan history of this period.
TA-ZIG The region of Persia. Also spelled sTag-gzigs.
THON-MI SAMBHOTA Minister of Srong-btsan-sgam-po. He was commissioned to devise an alphabet for writing the Tibetan language.
TIBETAN TRIBES The original Tibetan tribes included iDong Mi-nyag, bSe 'A-zha, sTong Sumpa, and dMu Zhang-Zhung. Zla and dBas, as well as the lha-rigs rGo, are sometimes counted as separate tribes. The leaders of each tribe were A-spo IDong, bSe-khyung sBra, sTong A-lcags 'Bru, and dMu-tsha rKa. Many variations in spelling can be found in different sources. TUN-HUANG A city in Central Asia (about 500 miles northwest of Koko Nor) that came under Tibetan rule in the eighth and ninth centuries. Records in Tibetan found there in 1907 are a valuable historical source for ancient Tibetan history.
TUN-HUANG ANNALS' DATES The dates in the Tun-huang annals are recorded using only the animal symbol. But the exact date can be determined by comparison with other accounts. Wellknown events, such as the invasion of the T'ang capital or the arrival of Kim-sheng Kong-jo, can be matched up, thus establishing that the year-by-year Tun-huang chronology opens with the dog year. The rest of the dates follow consecutively. See Dating System.
'UN-SHING KONG-JO The Chinese queen of Srong-btsan-sgam-po, daughter of T'ai-tsung, second T'ang emperor.
UIGHURS Turkish tribes northeast of Tibet who allied with T'ang China against Tibetan forces in the eighth and ninth centuries.
WESTERN TURKS Tribes controlling much of western Central Asia by the seventh century, though they lost ground to T'ang dynasty expansion. Allies of Tibet from the time of King Mang-srong. Included various tribes such as Qarluq, Nu-shih-pi, Tu-lu, and Turgish.
YUM-BRTAN Heir of Glang-dar-ma. He ruled part of central Tibet after the fall of the Tibetan Empire in the mid-ninth century.
ZHANG-ZHUNG A culture or kingdom associated with the dMu tribe, according to Tibetan records. Also often connected with Bon. Zhang-Zhung was located in western Tibet with its capital at Khyung-lung near Ti-se. It was conquered by Srong-btsan-sgam-po.
Translation from a pilgrimage guide to Mt. Kailash
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