Native Name: | བཙན་ལྷ་ |
Conventional Long Name: | Chiefdom of Tsanlha |
Common Name: | Chiefdom of Tsanlha |
Status: | Chiefdom under the Chinese Tusi system |
Year Start: | 1650 |
Year End: | 1776 |
S1: | Qing dynasty |
Capital: | Tsanlha (in present day Xiaojin County) |
Common Languages: | Gyarung |
Government Type: | Monarchy |
Title Leader: | Tsanlha Gyalpo |
Leader1: | Tse dbang |
Year Leader1: | 17??–17?? |
Leader2: | Skal bzang (last) |
Year Leader2: | 17??–1776 |
Today: | China |
Chiefdom of Tsanlha (;), also known as Chiefdom of Lesser Jinchuan (;), was an autonomous Gyalrong chiefdom that ruled Lesser Jinchuan (present day Xiaojin County, Sichuan) during Qing dynasty. The rulers of Tsanlha used the royal title Tsanlha Gyalpo .[1]
The chieftains of Tsanla were descendants of a Bon lama. He established the chiefdom in the end of the Ming dynasty. By the time of the Ming-Qing transition, he swore allegiance to Qing emperor, and was appointed Native Chieftain (Tusi).[2]
Later, Tsanla came into conflict with Chiefdom of Chuchen (Greater Jinchuan). After Jinchuan campaigns, it was annexed by the Qing dynasty.[3] [4]