We Trisig Shangnyen

We Trisig Shangnyen (Tibetan: དབའས་ཁྲི་གཟིགས་ཞང་ཉེན, Wylie: dbavs khri gzigs zhang nyen, ? – 721), also known as Shang Trisig (ཞང་ཁྲི་གཟིགས), was a general of the Tibetan Empire. In Chinese records, his name was given as Qǐ Lìxú (Chinese: 乞力徐).

After Tridu Songtsen's death in 'Jang (Nanzhao), Tibet had to face many difficulties, including unstable political situation, vassal kingdom's rebellion, and military conflict with Tang China. Trisig was appointed as Lönchen after his predecessor Khu Mangpoje Lhasung's betrayal and execution in 705. It proved that he was an excellent assistant. With his help, the powerful empress regent Khri ma lod quickly put down the rebellion, and re-established the king's authority. His term also saw the royal marriage of Me Agtsom and the Chinese Princess Jincheng (金城公主).

He led 100,000 troops to invade Tang China together with 'bod da rgyal (འབོད་ད་རྒྱལ) in 714, but was defeated by Chinese general Xue Ne. He died in 721 together with two high ministers, Zhang btsan bar (ཞང་བཙན་བར) and Khri bzung sTag tsab (ཁྲི་བཟང་སྟག་ཙབ); perhaps they were killed in action.

References

• (in English and Standard Tibetan)Old Tibetan Annals (version I), I.T.J. 0750
• (in English and Standard Tibetan)Old Tibetan Chronicle, P.T. 1287
• (in Chinese)New Book of Tang, vol. 230

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Prime ministers of Tibet

Lönchen

Pre-Imperial Tibet

Dar Tongdangje Nge Dukyije Ku Lhawo Gogar Nge Tanga Yongtangje Nup Montore Bungtsen Thonmyi Tringpo Gyaltsennu Nanam Tringtokje Nup Tritore Tongpo Nup Tritokje Tsuglon Nup Nyentore Ngannang Shupu Gyaltore Nganyi Mong Tritore Nangtsab Gar Tridra Zimun

Tibetan Empire

Nyang Mangpoje Shangnang Gar Mangsham Sumnang Khyungpo Pungse Sutse Gar Tongtsen Yulsung Omade Lotsen Shanglon Tromo (acting) Gar Tsenye Dompu Gar Trinring Tsendro Khu Mangpoje Lhasung We Trisig Shangnyen We Trisumje Tsangshar Nge Mangsham Taktsab We Tadra Khonglo Dro Chungsang Ormang Bel Kyesang Dongtsab We Nangshar Sutsen Gos Trisang Yalag Chimshang Gyalsig Shuteng Nganlam Takdra Lukhong Nanam Shang Gyaltsen Lhanang Dro Trisu Ramsha We Mangje Lhalo Dro Trisumje Taknang We Gyaltore Taknye

Silön

Ganden Phodrang	Chankhyim Trekhang Thupten Shakya Paljor Dorje Shatra Sholkhang Dhondup Phuntsog

Kalön Tripa

Ganden Phodrang	Langdun Kunga Wangchuk Lukhangwa Tsewang Rabden Lobsang Tashi
Tibetan Government in Exile	Jangsa Tsangy Surkhang Wangchen Gelek Gyurme Sonam Topgyal Garang Lobsang Rigzin Kunling Woeser Gyaltsen Wangdue Dorjee Juchen Thupten Namgyal Kalsang Yeshi Gyalo Thondup Tenzin Tethong Sonam Topgyal Lobsang Tenzin Lobsang Sangay

Sikyong

Tibetan Government in Exile	Lobsang Sangay Penpa Tsering (incumbent)