page_title: Era of Fragmentation
hierarchical_section_title: Era of Fragmentation
caption_attribution_description: English: Map showing major religious regimes during the Era of Fragmentation in Tibet
context_page_description: The Era of Fragmentation was an era of disunity in Tibetan history lasting from the death of the Tibetan Empire's last emperor, Langdarma, in 842 until Drogön Chögyal Phagpa gained control over the three provinces of Tibet in 1253. During this period, the political unity of the Tibetan Empire collapsed following a civil war between Yumtän and Ösung, after which followed numerous rebellions against the remnants of imperial Tibet and the rise of regional warlords.
context_section_description: The Era of Fragmentation (སིལ་ཆད་དུ་འཆད་པ) was an era of disunity in Tibetan history lasting from the death of the Tibetan Empire's last emperor, Langdarma, in 842 until Drogön Chögyal Phagpa gained control over the three provinces of Tibet in 1253. During this period, the political unity of the Tibetan Empire collapsed following a civil war between Yumtän (Yum brtan) and Ösung (’Od-srung), after which followed numerous rebellions against the remnants of imperial Tibet and the rise of regional warlords.
caption: Map showing major religious regimes during the Era of Fragmentation in Tibet
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