Drogön Chogyal Phagpa was the fifth leader of the Sakya school of Tibetan Buddhism. He was also the first Imperial Preceptor of the Yuan dynasty and was concurrently named the director of the Bureau o
Sakya Pandita
Sakya Pandita, Kunga Gyaltsen Pal Zangpo (1182–1251), wearing a tall red hat, the sixth throne holder of Sakya, great-grandson of Khon Konchog Gyalpo. Sakya Pandita is accompanied by his nephew Chogyal Phagpa
1289 Imperial edict of Kublai Khan, in Middle Mongolian language and Phags-pa script.
Tibet within the Yuan dynasty under the top-level department known as the Bureau of Buddhist and Tibetan Affairs (Xuanzheng Yuan).
The Imperial Preceptor, or Dishi, was a high title and powerful post in the Yuan dynasty. It was created by Kublai Khan as part of Mongol patronage of Tibetan Buddhism and the Yuan administrative rule
Drogön Chögyal Phagpa
…rgyal ʼphags pa; Chinese: 八思巴; 26 March 1235 – 15 December 1280) was the fifth leader of the Sakya school of Tibetan Buddhism. He was also the first Imperial Preceptor of the Yuan dynasty and was concurrently named the director of the Bureau of Buddhist and Tibetan Affairs, serving during the reign of Kublai Khan…
Zhu Yuanzhang (the Hongwu Emperor)