Tibet: Changchub

The weakening of the Yuan dynasty led to the weakening and power of the Sakya hierarchs. Power gradually passed to ponchenu and trypnam. In 1350 Sakya lost the most important region of the country - Ui. Her trippon Changchub Jal-tsan created his own, independent of the Sakya administration. The struggle began, which ended with the fact that Changchub's troops took Sakya's bid; The Sakya hierarch was deposed, the tribunes were liquidated, and the Sakya officials who governed Tibet were deprived of power. Instead of tribunes, Tibet was divided into districts (dzongs), led by district chiefs (dzongpo). Changchub deployed his garrisons in the most important areas of Tibet and sent defensive detachments to the borders with the Yuan. Tibet: Changchub ...

Changchub carried out land reform, depriving the land of Sakya supporters, and began to charge the peasants with a land tax of 1/6 of the crop. For legal proceedings, the laws that were in force under the great tsengpo were restored, much effort was exerted to improve internal communications in Tibet. Changchub became the founder of the dynasty of the Tibetan rulers of the Phang-moda (from the name of the area from which his family was born).

The dynasty of Phagmodupa was ruled by Tibet until 1434. Just at this time the Ming dynasty , which threw down Mongol rule in China , was established within its borders. Between Tibet and China, the border passed through the Taozhou-Songpai line. Along the border, markets were established on which the Chinese traded horses for the tea from the Tibetans.

The most important event in the life of Tibet at the beginning of the XV century. Was the foundation of the Tzonghava School of New Kadampa, which later became known as Gelugpa. The famous monasteries of Gelugpa Galdan, Drepung and Sera were opened. The essence of the innovations was to strengthen the discipline of monasticism and the practice of gradual progress along the path to salvation. The school of Gelugpa made rapid progress, which was facilitated by the favorable treatment of the rulers of the dynasty of Phagmodupa.

After the founding in 1447 in Zang Gedong Dub, later recognized as the first Dalai Lama of the Tashilunpo Monastery, Gelugpa came across the resistance of the ruling Rinpun-gov clan based in Shigatse. Between Rinpungam and the dynasty of Phagmodupa, war broke out. As a result, in 1492, the Rinpungs occupied Lhasa and established their independent authority over Zang and, for the most part, Ui. In 1517 the Rinpungs were expelled from Lhasa, but Tibet was again plunged into internecine wars. During these wars, both secular and spiritual rulers of Tibet increasingly resorted to outside support.

Tibet: Changchub