The Early Khon Descendants & the Lineage of Sakya Tridzins
The Lharig - Heavenly Race:
1. Chiring (later to reascend to the heavens), the first of the Lharig Family. 2. Yuse, he had four sons known as the 4 Brothers of Sechili. 3. Yuring, ascended to heaven and returned, married a Mu spirit and had 7 sons. 4. Masang Chije, a leader of humans, he had 1 son. 5. Togsa Pawo Tag, married a Naga girl, he had 1 son. 6. Tagpo Ochen, he had 1 son. 7. Yapang Kye, he fought with the Yakshas and married a Yaksha girl, he had 1 son. The Khon Family:
8. Khon Bar Kye, (born amidst quarreling) the beginning of the Khon Family name, he had 1 son. 9. Khon Jekundag, the Home Minister to King Trisong Detsen, a student of Padmasambhava, he had 2 sons. 10. The first son, Khon Lu'i Wangpo Srungwa, one of the first seven Tibetans to receive monastic ordination from Shantirakshita. 11. The second son, Khon Dorje Rinchen had 7 sons. 12. The sixth son, Sherab Yontan had 2 sons and lived in Yerlung near Sakya. 13. Khon Yontan Jungne, he had 3 sons. 14. Khon Tsugtor Sherab, he had 7 sons. 15. Khon Gekyab, he had 2 sons. 16. Khon Getong, he had 1 son. 17. Khon Balpo, he had 1 son. 18. Khon Shakya Lodro, he had 2 sons. 19. The elder - Sherab Tsultrim. The Sakya Lineage:
20. (ST-1) The younger brother - Khon Konchog Gyalpo, the 1st Sakya Trizin. He secured the land of Sakya and established the first Temple-hermitage. 21. (ST-2) Bari Lotsawa Rinchen Drag (1103-1111) acted as the second Sakya Trizin and tutor to the young Kunga Nyingpo. 22. (ST-3) Sachen Kunga Nyingpo (1092-1158), he had 4 sons; Kunga Bar - he died studying in India, Sonam Tsemo, Dragpa Gyaltsen and Palchen Wopa - the father of Sakya Pandita. 12. (ST-4) Lobpon Sonam Tsemo (1142-1182). 13. (ST-5) Jetsun Dragpa Gyaltsen (1147-1216). 14. (ST-6) Sakya Pandita Kunga Gyaltsen (1182-1251). 15. (ST-7) Chogyal Pagpa Lodro Gyaltsen (1235-1280). He ruled for 2 years and then went to China for 9 years - returned and ruled for another 5 years and again returned to China. 16. (ST-8) Rinchen Gyaltsen, ruled from 1249-1258 while Chogyal Phagpa was away. 17. (ST-9) Dharmapala Rakshita. 18. (ST-10) Sharpa Jamyang Chenpo (of the Luding Family) ruled from 1263-1270. 19. (ST-11) Zangpo Pal, from him arose the four early Lhadrangs of Sakya, from 1280-1307, he had 14 children. 20. (ST-12) Khetsun Namkha Legpa of the Zhitog Lhadrang, from 1307-1326, 21. (ST-13) Jamyang Donyo Gyaltsen of the Rinchen Gang Lhadrang, from 1326-1329. 22. (ST-14) Lama Dampa Sonam Gyaltsen (1312-1375) of the Rinchen Gang Lhadrang, from 1345-1375. 23. (ST-15) Tawen Lodro Gyaltsen of the Lhakang Lhadrang, from 1375-1393. 24. (ST-16) Tawen Kunga Rinchen of the Zhitog Lhadrang. 25. (ST-17) Kushri Lodro Gyaltsen of the Zhitog Lhadrang. 26. (ST-18) Jamyang Namkha Gyaltsen of the Rinchen Gang Lhadrang. 27 (ST-19) Kunga Wangchug of the Zhitog Lhadrang. 28. (ST-20) Jagar Sherab Gyaltsen of the Rinchen Gang Lhadrang. 29. (ST-21) Dagchen Lodro Gyaltsen of the Rinchen Gang Lhadrang. 30. (ST-22) Sakya Lotsawa Kunga Sonam of the Ducho Lhadrang, from this time only the Ducho Lhadrang remained. 31. (ST-23) Ngakchang Kunga Rinchen (1517-1584). 32. (ST-24) Jamyang Sonam Wangpo (1559-1621). 33. (ST-25) Dhagpa Lodro (1563-1617). 34. (ST-26) Kunga Wangyal. 35. (ST-27) Ngawang Kunga Sonam Jamgon Ameshab (1597-1659). 36. (ST-28) Sonam Wangchug. 37. (ST-29) Kunga Tashi (1656-1711). 38. (ST-30) Sonam Rinchen (1705-1741). 39. (ST-31) Sachen Kunga Lodro (1729-1783). 40. (ST-32) Jamgon Wangdu Nyingpo, he had two sons. 41. (ST-33) Pema Dudul Wangchug (1792-1853), he started the Drolma Podrang. 42. (ST-34) Dorje Rinchen, considered part of the Phuntsok Podrang. 43. (ST-35) Tashi Rinchen (1823-1865), Drolma Podrang. 44. (ST-36) Kunga Sonam, Phuntsok Podrang. 45. (ST-37) Kunga Nyingpo, Drolma Podrang. 46. (ST-38) Dzamling Chegu Wangchug, Phuntok Podrang. 47. (ST-39) Dragshul Thinley Rinchen (1871-1936), Drolma Podrang. 48. (ST-40) Ngawang Tutob Wangchug, Phuntsok Podrang. 49. (ST-41) Ngawang Kunga (b.1945), Drolma Podrang.