Item: King - Ligmincha

Tibetan: རྒྱལ་པོ། Chinese: 国王

(item no. 85500)

Origin Location	Nepal
Date Range	1960 -
Lineages	Bon
Material	Ground Mineral Pigment on Cotton
Collection	Ligmincha Institute - photographs

Classification: Person

Appearance: King

Gender: Male

Interpretation / Description

Ligmincha, King (8th century): the 18th and last king of the Zhang Zhung kingdom of Western Tibet.

According to the histories of the Bon religion King Ligmincha was murdered by the Buddhist King Trisong Detsen, of central Tibet, during his expansionist campaigns. The Queen of Ligmincha was later able to avenge the death and likewise murdered King Trisong Detsen.

Jeff Watt & Lee Hartline 2-2002