Tibetan family that in the 14th century liberated Tibet from Mongol control.
At that time Tibet was governed by lamas from the Sa-skya monastery who resided at the Mongol (Yuan) court in China. Under Byang-chub rgyal-mtshan (13021364), the Phag-mo-gru liberated central Tibet. For the next 100 years, a semblance of central authority was reestablished in the country.