Songtsän Gampo
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- Born
- 604. · Lhasa.
- Died
- 650. · Tibet.
- Occupation
- politician, writer and tertön.
- Languages
- Tibetan.
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His recorded language was Tibetan. His recorded confession was Bon. He was the child of Namri Songtsen. He married Bhrikuti and Princess Wencheng. One child is recorded: Gungsrong Gungtsen.
Burial mound of King Srongtsan gampo
Hugh Richardson · [1]
Exhibit in the Sichuan Provincial Museum (四川省博物院), also known as the Sichuan Museum, 251 Huanhua S Road, Chengdu, Sichuan, China. Photography was permitted in the museum without restriction. This work is old enough so that it is in the public domain.
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604
Songtsän Gampo born at Lhasa.
650
Songtsän Gampo died at Tibet.
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