The oasis at the south-west of the basin where the Golmud river leaves the Kunlun, and the crossing for the tracks to the Tibetan plateau and to Charklik.
The railway town is of the 20th century. Nothing is dated for 1200.
Who holds it
- Title
- No lord; the Tsaidam herders (see Tsaidam herders).
- Since
- not known
- Born
- not known
- Family
- not known
- Confidence
- low
Geography only.
Lord in 1200
No lord; the Tsaidam herders (see Tsaidam herders).
How things stand that morning
Oasis; no dated event.
Military
No numbers survive for 1200.
Militia
No numbers survive for 1200.
Places of note
- Golmud: The place.
Where the sources disagree
Evidence: Geography only.
On the map: Marker only; a place, not a district.
Sources and studies
- Wikipedia, Qaidam Basin (read this session; no human history on the page)
- Author's recall of the secondary literature (Petech, Tucci, Stein, Davidson, Smith, Kapstein, Dunnell): not re-read this session, so marked 'recalled' in the text
Last revised 4 November 2026. Published 4 November 2026. Suggest a correction on the OMNIA Discord.