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Tibetan Empire

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

18 dated entries naming Tibetan Empire, drawn from 15 separate years between 605 CE and 841 CE. Nothing here is written by us: each line is the sentence a Wikipedia year article used, and the link beside it opens the exact revision.

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7th century

  • 605Songtsän Gampo, emperor of the Tibetan Empire (d. 649)source
  • 618Songtsän Gampo becomes the first emperor of the Tibetan Empire, after his father Namri Songtsen is poisoned. During his reign he expands Tibet's power beyond Lhasa (Tibetan Plateau) and the Yarlung Valley.source
  • 618Namri Songtsen, king of Tibet (approximate date)source
  • 638The Tibetan Empire, seeking an alliance through marriage with Tang dynasty China, launches an attack on Songzhou that is repelled by Chinese forces, but is followed by the marriage of the Chinese Princess Wencheng to Tibetan ruler Songtsän Gampo.source
  • 649Songtsen Gampo, founder of the Tibetan Empiresource
  • 670Battle of Dafei River: Chinese forces (80,000 men), under general Xue Rengui of the Tang dynasty, are annihilated by the Tibetans, who take over control of the Tarim Basin.source
  • 670Tridu Songtsen, emperor of Tibet (d. 704)source
  • 676Mangsong Mangtsen, emperor of Tibetsource

8th century

  • 704Emperor Tridu Songtsen dies in battle, and is succeeded by his mother Khri ma lod, who becomes de facto ruler of the Tibetan Empire. She begins a massive expansion into the Tarim Basin and Northern China.source
  • 704Me Agtsom, emperor of Tibet (d. 755)source
  • 712Khri ma lod, empress of the Tibetan Empiresource
  • 714Fall – Xue Ne repels a Tibetan invasion of the Lan Prefecture (modern Lanzhou). Xuan Zong creates Li Ying, his second son, crown prince of the Tang dynasty.source
  • 763November 18 – Forces of the Tibetan Empire, under Trisong Detsen, occupy the Tang capital of Chang'an (modern Xi'an) for 15 days, and install a puppet emperor. Tibetans take over the horse pastures.source
  • 799Langdarma, emperor of Tibet (approximate date)source

9th century

  • 802Ralpacan, emperor of Tibet (d. 836)source
  • 815Sadnalegs, emperor of Tibet (approximate date)source
  • 836Ralpacan, emperor of Tibet (b. 802)source
  • 841Langdarma, emperor of Tibet (b. 799)source

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