Gyalse Regime Contribution to the Maintenance of Communications Between China and the Western Regions

The Gyalse (rgyal-sras) regime of the Tubo tribes rose at the beginning of the ^IIth century. Its founder, Gyalse, was a Tubo chieftain of the He-Huang area, between the Yellow and the Huangshui Rivers in East Qinghai and West Gansu. A descendant of the Tubo Tsenpo royal family, and a leader of great talent and bold vision,