Phagmodrupa Dynasty of Tibet

The Phagmodrupa Dynasty or Pagmodru is a dynastic regime that holds sway over Tibet or parts thereof from 1354 to the early seventeenth century.

It is established by Tai Situ Changchub Gyaltsen of the Lang family at the end of the Yuan dynasty.

The dynasty has a lasting importance on the history of Tibet; it creates an autonomous kingdom after Mongol rule, revitalizes the national culture, and brings about a new legislation that will survive until the 1950s.

Nevertheless, the Phagmodrupa dynasty has a turbulent history due to internal family feuding and the strong localism among noble lineages and fiefs.

Its power recedes after 1435 and is reduced to Ü (East Central Tibet) in the 16th century due to the rise of the ministerial family of the Rinpungpa.

It is defeated by the rival Tsangpa dynasty in 1613 and 1620, and is formally superseded by the Ganden Phodrang regime founded by the Fifth Dalai Lama in 1642.

In this year, Güshi Khan of the Khoshut formally transfers the old possessions of Sakya, Rinpung and Phagmodrupa to the "Great Fifth".

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