Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03

Drogon Chogyal Phagpa Biography and Timeline

Follow Drogon Chogyal Phagpa through 4 dated historical records for Tibet.

Drogon Chogyal Phagpa, historical timeline

A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.

4Distinct records
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1260–1280Years on this page

1260

Appointment as Imperial Preceptor

Imperial Preceptor · Khanbaliq · Government / Sakya Administration

Kublai Khan appoints Phagpa imperial preceptor within the Yuan imperial system.

Role range: 1260-1280

1265

Return to Tibet

Imperial Preceptor · Sakya · Government / Sakya Administration

Phagpa returns to Tibet and strengthens Sakya administrative authority.

Role range: 1260-1280

1267

Mongol Census

Imperial Preceptor · Central Tibet · Government / Sakya Administration

A census supports taxation and administration under the Sakya-Mongol governing system.

Role range: 1260-1280

1280

Death of Phagpa

Imperial Preceptor · Sakya · Religion / Sakya School

Phagpa dies after shaping relations between Tibet and the Yuan court.

Role range: 1260-1280

Records, sources and methodology

These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.