Ñag-roṅ mgon-po rnam-rgyal: A 19th Century Khams-pa Warrior., contained in: B.N. Aziz & M. Kapstein, eds., Soundings in Tibetan Civilization, Manohar Publications (New Delhi 1985), pp. 196-214.
Yudru Tsomu, Local Aspirations and National Constraints: A Case Study of Nyarong Gonpo Namgyel and His Rise to Power in Kham (1836-1865), a doctoral dissertation at Harvard University (Cambridge 2006).
On his transformation after his death into a Btsan spirit, see Todd Gibson's dissertation (1991), p. 178. It is said that this spirit is called Bkra shis 'od 'bar in Central Tibet and Dpa' bo Khro 'bar in Khams. He has also been called Brag btsan dmar po.
