Purang-Guge Kingdom
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Purang-Guge kingdom was a small Western Himalayan kingdom which was founded and flourished in the 10th century in western Tibet.
Donor depiction, presumably king Lha lde of Guge. Northwest stupa, Tholing Monastery, ca. 1025 CE.
The ruins of Tsaparang, the ancient capital
Statue of Avalokiteśvara made in the Guge Kingdom during the rule of Yeshe-Ö
View of Tholing Monastery, built in the time of the Guge Kingdom.
Zhangzhung
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Zhangzhung or Shangshung was an ancient kingdom in western and northwestern Tibet, existing from about 500 BC to 625 AD, pre-dating Tibetan Buddhism. The Zhangzhung culture is associated with the Bon
Purang-Guge Kingdom
…by descendants of the Central Tibetan monarchy, Kyide Nyimagon, and scions of other noble families such as the 'Bro clan. Preceding Purang-Guge was Zhangzhung. It is inferred from some inscriptions still visible in Tabo Monastery that non-Tibetan names noted initially in the pre-10th century period seem to…
Tibetan Thangka featuring Songtsen Gampo, courtesy the Wovensouls collection, Singapore
Lhasa Potala