The yak herders round Amnye Machen (6,282 m, Wikipedia, Golog) and the Yellow River's great bend, from Madoi in the north-west to Jigzhi and Banma in the south-east.
The later Golog tribes, organised in 'tsowa' with larger 'sgar' and 'nangso' (Wikipedia, Amdo), are the likely descendants of the herders of 1200, but no source dates the name. The campaign board has nothing here.
Who holds it
- Title
- Camp-lords of the Golog tribes
- Since
- not known
- Born
- not known
- Family
- not known
- Confidence
- low
No chief named; 'Golog' is not found in any document of 1200 we could reach.
What it holds
- Summer and winter pasture
- The sacred mountain Amnye Machen
- Tolls or plunder on the tracks across the bend
How it was acquired
By custom.
Allies and rivals
Feuds between tribes; the Yellow River Tibetans on the north-east; Ngawa on the east; Yushu on the west.
How things stand that morning
Self-governing; no dated event.
Wealth
Yaks, horses, sheep, wool, butter, hides; gold dust (general pattern).
Military
Mounted herdsmen; no numbers.
Customs
Tsowa (tribe), sgar and nangso (larger units); the chiefs' councils are not recorded (Wikipedia, Amdo, undated).
Where the sources disagree
Evidence: Geography and Wikipedia's undated tribal organisation.
On the map: No source gives a boundary for 1200; the drawing follows the modern counties and valleys and the neighbouring sheets' anchors.
Sources and studies
- Wikipedia, Golog Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture (read this session)
- Wikipedia, Amdo (read this session)
Last revised 4 November 2026. Published 4 November 2026. Suggest a correction on the OMNIA Discord.