Songtsen Gampo
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Gender | Male |
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Born | Maizhokunggar County |
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China | |
Died | Gandainqonkor |
Lhasa | |
China | |
Wylie transliteration | Srong-btsan sGam-po |
Parents | Namri Songtsen |
Place of burial | Valley of the Kings, Shannan, Tibet, China |
Children | Gungsong Gungtsen |
Job | Politician |
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ID | 582741 |
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.