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Horkhang Sonam Pembar
Horkhang [Tib. hor khang] was an aristocratic Tibetan government official. In this interview, he discusses the establishment and work of the Reform (Legjö) Office in detail and a law case in which Sera Monastery's miser on its Trapchi Estate wanted reforms. He also discusses the power divisions between three units: Chamdo, Tashilhunpo and Ü, and how aristocrats were selling estates to monasteries. He also talks about how Kapshöba bribed Taktra by giving him two estates.
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About this interview
- Age at interview
- 73
- Recorded
- 1992
Introduction from the source abstract. The English transcript is reproduced from the archive; its translation has not been independently reviewed by Tibet Archive.
Sources & credits
Melvyn C. Goldstein, editor; Center for Research on Tibet, Case Western Reserve University. Library of Congress, Asian Division.
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