Songtsen Gampo

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Tibetan emperor historical figure

Songtsen Gampo was the 7th-century Tibetan emperor who unified Tibet and established Buddhism as a major cultural and religious force in the region.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form Occurrences
Emperor of Tibet 1

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Tibetan emperor ⓘ
historical figure ⓘ
associatedDeity Avalokiteshvara NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedWith Jokhang Temple NERFINISHED ⓘ
Potala Palace NERFINISHED ⓘ
Ramoche Temple NERFINISHED ⓘ
birthCentury 7th century ⓘ
burialPlace Chongye Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ
capitalEstablishedAt Lhasa NERFINISHED ⓘ
countryRuled Tibet NERFINISHED ⓘ
culturalImpact Buddhism became a major cultural force in Tibet ⓘ
integration of Indian and Chinese cultural influences ⓘ
deathCentury 7th century ⓘ
diplomaticRelationsWith Licchavi Kingdom of Nepal NERFINISHED ⓘ
Tang dynasty China NERFINISHED ⓘ
dynasty Yarlung dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ
era early Tibetan Empire ⓘ
ethnicity Tibetan ⓘ
governmentForm monarchy ⓘ
historicalRegion Yarlung Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ
introducedReligion Buddhism to Tibet ⓘ
knownFor establishing Buddhism in Tibet ⓘ
founding the Tibetan Empire ⓘ
promoting Tibetan script ⓘ
unifying Tibet ⓘ
language Tibetan ⓘ
languagePolicy promotion of a unified Tibetan written language ⓘ
legacy venerated as an emanation of Avalokiteshvara in Tibetan Buddhism ⓘ
marriageAllianceWith Licchavi Kingdom of Nepal NERFINISHED ⓘ
Tang dynasty China NERFINISHED ⓘ
name Songtsen Gampo NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableConstruction Jokhang Temple NERFINISHED ⓘ
Ramoche Temple NERFINISHED ⓘ
predecessor Namri Songtsen NERFINISHED ⓘ
region Central Tibet NERFINISHED ⓘ
reignCentury 7th century ⓘ
religion Buddhism ⓘ
roleInLaw traditionally credited with early Tibetan legal codes ⓘ
roleInReligion patron of Buddhist monasteries and temples ⓘ
roleInStateFormation centralized Tibetan political power ⓘ
spouse Princess Bhrikuti NERFINISHED ⓘ
Princess Wencheng NERFINISHED ⓘ
successor Gungsong Gungtsen NERFINISHED ⓘ
Mangsong Mangtsen NERFINISHED ⓘ
title Emperor of Tibet NERFINISHED ⓘ
Tibetan king ⓘ

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Jokhang Temple → foundedBy → Songtsen Gampo ⓘ
Jokhang Temple → founder → Songtsen Gampo ⓘ
Tibetan Empire (indirectly via alliances) → headOfStateTitle → Songtsen Gampo ⓘ
subject surface form: Tibetan Empire
this entity surface form: Emperor of Tibet
Tibetan Empire (indirectly via alliances) → foundedBy → Songtsen Gampo ⓘ
subject surface form: Tibetan Empire
Tibetan Empire (indirectly via alliances) → ruler → Songtsen Gampo ⓘ
subject surface form: Tibetan Empire