Yarlung dynasty
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The Yarlung dynasty was a Tibetan dynasty that existed from 127 BCE to 842 CE according to traditional Tibetan historiography. It produced 42 rulers and gave rise to the Tibetan Empire period from 614
Tibetan plaque, Yarlung dynasty, 600–800 (Collection Al Thani, Paris).
Lhasa Potala
Tibetan Empire
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The Tibetan Empire was centered on the Tibetan Plateau and formed as a result of expansions under the Yarlung dynasty's 33rd king, Songtsen Gampo, in the 7th century. It expanded further under Trisong
Yarlung dynasty
…was a Tibetan dynasty that existed from 127 BCE to 842 CE according to traditional Tibetan historiography. It produced 42 rulers and gave rise to the Tibetan Empire period from 614 CE to 848 CE, credited to the 33rd monarch Songtsen Gampo, and lasting through to the 40th monarch Ralpachen. Ralpachen was murdered…
A statue of Emperor Songtsen Gampo in a cave at Yerpa
The Tibetan Empire in 700 AD
Copper-plated Sakyamuni Buddha statue during First dissemination