Reign of Songtsen Gampo (618–650) Songtsen Gampo (Srong-brtsan Sgam-po) (c. 604 – 650) was the first great emperor who expanded Tibet's power beyond Lhasa and the Yarlung Valley, and is traditionally credited with introducing Buddhism to Tibet. A statue of Emperor Songtsen Gampo in a cave at Yerpa When his father Namri Songtsen died by poisoning (circa 618Beckwith 1987, pp. 19–20), Songtsen Gampo took control after putting down a brief rebellion. Songtsen Gampo proved adept at diplomacy as well as combat. The emperor's minister, Myang Mangpoje (Myang Mang-po-rje Zhang-shang), defeated the Sumpa people ca. 627.Old Tibetan Annals, hereafter OTA l. 2 Six years later (c. 632–33) Myang Mangpoje was accused of treason and executed.OTA l. 4–5Richardson, Hugh E. (1965). "How Old was Srong Brtsan Sgampo", Bulletin of Tibetology 2.1. pp. 5–8.OTA l. 8–10 He was succeeded by minister Gar Songtsen (mgar-srong-rtsan ).
Reign of Songtsen Gampo (618–650) Songtsen Gampo (Srong-brtsan Sgam-po) (c. 604 – 650) was the first great emperor who expanded Tibet's power beyond Lhasa and the Yarlung Valley, and is traditionally credited with introducing Buddhism to Tibet. A statue of Emperor Songtsen Gampo in a cave at Yerpa When his father Namri Songtsen died by poisoning (circa 618Beckwith 1987, pp. 19–20), Songtsen Gampo took control after putting down a brief rebellion. Songtsen Gampo proved adept at diplomacy as well as combat. The emperor's minister, Myang Mangpoje (Myang Mang-po-rje Zhang-shang), defeated the Sumpa people ca. 627.Old Tibetan Annals, hereafter OTA l. 2 Six years later (c. 632–33) Myang Mangpoje was accused of treason and executed.OTA l. 4–5Richardson, Hugh E. (1965). "How Old was Srong Brtsan Sgampo", Bulletin of Tibetology 2.1. pp. 5–8.OTA l. 8–10 He was succeeded by minister Gar Tongtsen (mgar-stong-btsan ).
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