The dpon-chen or pönchen (Chinese: 本欽; pinyin: Běnqīn), literally the "great authority" or "great administrator", was the chief administrator or governor of Tibet based at the Sakya Monastery during ...
The 9th Dmag-Sgar, which fought in the Battle of Chamdo, was incorporated into the People's Liberation Army (PLA) as the 9th Mdav-Dpon Infantry Regiment (第9代本步兵团) of the Tibet Military Region. All but ...