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Songtsen-gampo was intent on building an extensive empire beyond Central Tibet, first to the north and the east.
A Survey of Tibetan History ��� 1 The Empire of the Early Kings of Tibet 2009
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Songtsen-gampo ascended the throne at the age of thirteen.
A Survey of Tibetan History ��� 1 The Empire of the Early Kings of Tibet 2009
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When he was refused, Songtsen-gampo attacked the Chinese frontier province of Songzhou in present-day Sizhuan Province.
A Survey of Tibetan History ��� 1 The Empire of the Early Kings of Tibet 2009
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Taking advantage of the good relations between Tibet and China, Songtsen-gampo, in 645, sent a request to the Tang Emperor and subsequently built a temple on Wutaishan (Ri-bo rtse-lnga), the five-peaked sacred mountain of the Buddha-figure Manjushri [in present-day Shanxi Province].
A Survey of Tibetan History ��� 1 The Empire of the Early Kings of Tibet 2009
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It is unclear when Songtsen-gampo sent his minister Thonmi Sambhota (Thon-mi Sambhota) to learn Sanskrit.
A Survey of Tibetan History ��� 1 The Empire of the Early Kings of Tibet 2009
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During this period, Songtsen-gampo further extended the Tibetan Empire to parts of northern Burma and, in 640, to Nepal as well.
A Survey of Tibetan History ��� 1 The Empire of the Early Kings of Tibet 2009
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Songtsen-gampo, however, was born in 617, which implies enormously long life spans for the three intervening kings.
A Survey of Tibetan History ��� 1 The Empire of the Early Kings of Tibet 2009
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This occurred in the mid-seventh century, at the time of EmperorSongtsen-gampo, the founder of the great
Tibetan Astro Sciences ��� 2 History and the Tibetan Calendar 2009
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Supposedly, then, Tri Desongtsen (Khri lde-srong-btsan), more widely known as Songtsen-gampo (Srong-btsan sgam-po), the thirty-second Yarlung king, ascended the throne only four generations after Lhatotori Nyentsen.
A Survey of Tibetan History ��� 1 The Empire of the Early Kings of Tibet 2009
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Now the ruler of a much greater realm, the Tibetan Emperor Songtsen-gampo asked the Chinese Emperor Taizong once more for his princess in marriage.
A Survey of Tibetan History ��� 1 The Empire of the Early Kings of Tibet 2009
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