754 Tritsong Detsan takes the throne. About 779 Samye, first Buddhist monastic university, fifty miles south of Lhasa, founded by Padmasambhava. 821-22 Treaty between Tibet and China commemorated by an inscription carved on a monument that stands in front of the Potala Palace. About 836 Langdarma succeeds Tritsug Detsan and, under pressure from Bon priests , begins to suppress Buddhism in central Tibet, burning monasteries and driving out monks. 842 Assassination of Langdarma by Buddhist monk.
Kingdom dissolves, leaving Tibet in a state of political upheaval.
1207 Tibetan leaders quietly submit to Genghis Khan. Kublai Khan converted to Tibetan Buddhism. 1368 Fall of Yuan dynasty frees Tibet from dependence on China. Factions begin to struggle for control over Tibet. 1447 Tashilhunpo monastery, future seat of Panchen Lamas, founded by the first Dalai Lama.