State

Tibetan Empire

former empire (618–842) centered on the Tibetan Plateau

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618–842 CE
Founded
618 CE
Ended
842 CE
Capital
Lhasa
Government
monarchy
Religion
Bon, Tibetan Buddhism
Preceded by
TuyuhunZhangzhung

Overview

The Tibetan Empire (Tibetan: བོད་ཆེན་པོ, Wylie: bod chen po, lit. 'Great Tibet') was centered on the Tibetan Plateau and formed as a result of expansions under the Yarlung dynasty's 33rd king, Songtsen Gampo, in the 7th century. It expanded further under Trisong Detsen and reached its greatest extent under Tritsuk Detsen, stretching east to Chang'an, west beyond modern Afghanistan, south into modern India and the Bay of Bengal. It is referred to as Tufan or Tubo (吐蕃) in Chinese sources.

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All rulers (7)

  1. Nyatri Tsenpo127–101 BCE
  2. Tridu Songtsen676–704 CE
  3. Me Agtsom705–755 CE
  4. Tri Songdetsen755–797 CE
  5. Muné Tsenpo797–799 CE
  6. Sadnalegs800–815 CE
  7. Langdarma838–842 CE

Records (5)

  1. 660–663 CE — Tibetan Invasion of TuyuhunInvasion
  2. 678–679 CE — Gaozong campaign of TibetCampaign
  3. 751 CE — Battle of TalasBattle
  4. 794 CE — Battle of ShenchuanBattle
  5. 801 CE — Battle of DuluBattle

Facts from Wikidata (CC0), HCED (CC0) and Cliopatria (CC BY 4.0); overview excerpted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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