Polity Kingdom of Ösung

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Was one of the kingdoms that emerged after the end of the Tibetan Empire, a period known as the Tibetan Era of Fragmentation.

Establishment

  • January 843: When king Langdarma died, the Tibetan Empire entered thr Era of Fragmentation. Tibet is split between Langdarma's sons Ösung, in the west, and Yumtän, in the east.

Chronology

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1. Tibet - Era of Fragmentation

Was an era of disunity in Tibetan history lasting from the death of the Tibetan Empire's last emperor, Langdarma, in 842 until Drogön Chögyal Phagpa became the Imperial Preceptor of the three provinces of Tibet in 1253, under the Yuan dynasty.

  • January 843: When king Langdarma died, the Tibetan Empire entered thr Era of Fragmentation. Tibet is split between Langdarma's sons Ösung, in the west, and Yumtän, in the east.
  • January 852: Khotan becomes independent.
  • January 926: The kingdom of Ngari Khorsum is founded by Ösung's grandson, Kyide Nyimagon, in the capital of Purang.

Disestablishment

  • January 926: The kingdom of Ngari Khorsum is founded by Ösung's grandson, Kyide Nyimagon, in the capital of Purang.