Tsewang Lhamo

For the Tibetan singer, see Tsewang Lhamo (singer).

Tsewang Lhamo (Tibetan: ཚེ་དབང་ལྷ་མོ་, Wylie: tshe dbang lha mo, died 1812) was the Queen of the Kingdom of Derge. During her reign, she fostered the development of printing and publishing. Her life was documented by Getse Mahapandita, who served as her chaplain.[1][2]

After the death of her husband Sawang Zangpo in 1790, Tsewang Lhamo became regent for her son; nevertheless, she soon exceeded the role of a regent and many contemporaneous sources portray her as a monarch in her own right.[2] Certain histories, such as The History of Derge (sde dge’i lo rgyus), count her as the 17th ruler of Derge in the line of succession. Her son, Tsewang Dorje Rigdzin, succeeded her in either 1806 or 1808.[3]

References

  1. ^ Ronis, Jann (October 2011). "Powerful Women in the History of Degé: Reassessing the Eventful Reign of the Dowager Queen Tsewang Lhamo (d. 1812)". Proceedings du deuxième séminaire international des Jeunes Tibétologues (ISYT), Paris 2009. Vol. 21. Revue d’Etudes Tibétaines. pp. 61–81. Retrieved 2013-10-09.
  2. ^ a b Ronis, Jann (May 2013). "Derge Queen Tsewang Lhamo". The Treasury of Lives: Biographies of Himalayan Religious Masters. Retrieved 2013-10-08.
  3. ^ Dickie, Tenzin (April 2018). "Tamdrin Wangmo". The Treasury of Lives: Biographies of Himalayan Religious Masters. Retrieved 2026-01-04.

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