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Songtsen Gampo

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Gender Male
Born Maizhokunggar County
Lhasa
China
DiedGandainqonkor
Lhasa
China
Wylie transliterationSrong-btsan sGam-po
Parents Namri Songtsen
Place of burialValley of the Kings, Shannan, Tibet, China
Children Gungsong Gungtsen
Job Politician
Date of Reg.
Date of Upd.
ID582741
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Songtsen Gampo Life story


Songtsen Gampo, also Songzan Ganbu, was the 33rd Tibetan king and founder of the Tibetan Empire, and is traditionally credited with the introduction of Buddhism to Tibet, influenced by his Nepali and Chinese queens, as well as being the unifier of what were previously several Tibetan kingdoms.

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