Chapter I Ancestral Lineage and Feats 1
e rise of Yalong Spu-rgyal tribe 1
Unifying the Yarlung Zangbo River Basin 7
Chapter II Young Age 17
Enriched life in early age 17
Taking throne in crisis 19
Chapter III Founding a Capital and Building
the Potala Palace 25
e capital Lhasa 25
Building the Potala Palace 28
Chapter IV Unifying of the Plateau 31
Alliance with mGar Stong-btsan-yul-srung 31
Expanding territory 36
Chapter V Marriages and Alliance 49
Marriage with Nepal 49
Marry Princess Wencheng of Tang 53
Marriage with neighboring tribes 68 Chapter VI Establishing Institutions and Systems 71
Bureaucratic institution 73
Establishing administrative divisions 76
Reinforcing military system 80
Creating legal system 81
Strengthening social management 83
Promoting economic system 87
Chapter VII Cultural Prosperity 93
Creating and unifying written language 94
Endorsing Buddhism 98
Learning from foreign cultures 103
Chapter VIII Historical Status 107