List of emperors of Tibet


The traditional list of the ancient Tibetan rulers consists of 42 names. The first 26 rulers may belong to the realm of legend, as there is insufficient evidence of their existence, but modern scholars believe that the kings from no. 27 to no. 32 were historical. The rulers from no. 33 to no. 42 are well documented in many reliable Tibetan, Chinese and foreign sources.
A unified Tibetan state did not exist before the times of the kings number 31, 32, and 33. The earlier rulers, known as the Yarlung dynasty, were probably just local chiefs in the Yarlung Valley area, certainly not emperors of Tibet.
Traditional Tibetan titles for the emperor include tsenpo and lhase.
In the list the common transliteration is given first, the academic one in brackets.
NumberNameReign
1Nyatri Tsenpo 127–? BCE
2Mutri Tsenpo
3Dingtri Tsenpo
4Sotri Tsenpo
5Mertri Tsenpo
6Dakrri Tsenpo
7Siptri Tsenpo
8Drigum Tsenpo
9Chatri Tsenpo
10Esho Lek
11Desho Lek
12Tisho Lek
13Guru Lek
14Trongzhi Lek
15Isho Lek
16Zanam Zindé
17Detrul Namshungtsen
18Senöl Namdé
19Senöl Podé
20Senöl Nam
21Senöl Po
22Degyel Po
23Detrin Tsen
24Tori Longtsen
25Tritsen Nam
26Tridra Pungtsen
27Tritog Jetsen
28Lha Thothori Nyantsen
29Trinyen Zungtsen
30Drongnyen Deu
31Tagbu Nyasig 579–619
32Namri Songtsen ?–629
33Songtsen Gampo 618–649
34Gungsrong Gungtsen 638–655?
35Mangsong Mangtsen653–676
36Tridu Songtsen676–704
37Me Agtsom 680–743
38Trisong Detsen755–797
39Muné Tsenpo797–799?
40Sadnalegsc. 800 or 804–815?
41Ralpacan815–836
42Langdarma836–842