40 principalities [As a result of constant warfare between the 12 minor kingdoms, power devolved into the hands of 40 principalities {sil ma bzhi bcu} Apart from {'brog mo rnam gsum} ruled by the lord {rgyal po se mi ra khrid}, {gye mo yul drug} ruled by the lord {gye rje mkhar ba}, and {se mo gru bzhi} ruled by the lord {gnyags gru 'brang}, their names and localities are unknown at the present day Refer to dudjom rinpoche, {rgyal rabs} p 13-14
Forty Principalities. As a result of constant warfare between the Twelve Minor Kingdoms, power devolved into the hands of forty principalities {sil ma bzhi bcu} Apart from {'brog mo rnam gsum} ruled by the lord {rgyal po se mi ra khrid}, {gye mo yul drug} ruled by the lord {gye rje mkhar ba}, and {se mo gru bzhi} ruled by the lord {gnyags gru 'brang}, their names and localities are unknown at the present day. Refer to Dudjom Rinpoche, {rgyal rabs} p. 13-14.