The high grass of the upper Yangtze (Drichu), Mekong (Dzachu) and Yellow River, from Qumarleb in the north-west to Zadoi and Nangchen in the south.
Wikipedia's Kham article names Nangchen among the major independent polities without a date; the Nangchen kings belong to later centuries. Jyekundo ('Gyegu') is the old trade mart (undated). The west edge meets the Changthang country of the Tibet-centre sheet at about 94.3 E.
Who holds it
- Title
- Camp-lords of the Yushu tribes, with the lamas of small Kagyu houses
- Since
- not known
- Born
- not known
- Family
- not known
- Confidence
- low
No chief or lama named.
What it holds
- Pasture on the three river headwaters
- The crossings at Jyekundo
- Tolls on the road between Kham, Amdo and the Tsaidam
How it was acquired
By custom.
Allies and rivals
Golog on the north-east; the Dege and Chamdo valleys on the south; the Tsaidam herders on the north.
How things stand that morning
Self-governing; no dated event.
Wealth
Yaks, sheep, horses, wool, hides.
Military
Mounted herdsmen; no numbers.
Customs
No assembly or custom is recorded for 1200 in the sources we could reach.
Where the sources disagree
Evidence: Geography and one undated Wikipedia sentence on Nangchen.
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, Yushu Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture (read this session)
- Wikipedia, Kham (read this session)
Last revised 4 November 2026. Published 4 November 2026. Suggest a correction on the OMNIA Discord.