Urge Dratsang Sangngak Mingye Ling, a branch monastery of Labrang Tashikyil located in Amdo, was in existence by at least the eighteenth century when the First Lingtrul, Dondrub Gyatso served as abbot there. Though called Dratsang, it was a small institution that mainly promoted the long-life rituals for the lineage of Junang Ponpo, a descendent of Gushri Khan. The monastery name was later changed to Chogar Tashi Chodzong.