Relations between the Chinese Ming dynasty and the Tibetan ruling house Phag-mo-gru (1368-1434)

The paper deals with the problem of available written sources for the study of the relations between the Ming Dynasty China and the Phag-mo-gru Dynast y of Central Tiber, and the specific features of these sources. This proble m is dealt in the broad context of the traditional approach of Chinese and Tibetans towards their history. A number of Chinese (Ming shilu, Ming shi, Da Ming huidian, Shuyu zhouzi lu, Xianbin lu, Yisheng, Siyi guangji) and Ti betan sources (Deb-ther dmar-po gsar-ma, Bod-kyi debther dpyid-kyi rgyal-mo 'i glu-dbyangs, Dpag-bsam ljon-bzang) are evaluated from the angle of their relevance for the study of the above mentioned period.