Overview
The Tibetan Empire (Tibetan: བོད་ཆེན་པོ, Wylie: bod chen po, lit. 'Great Tibet') 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 Detsen and reached its greatest extent under Tritsuk Detsen, stretching east to Chang'an, west beyond modern Afghanistan, south into modern India and the Bay of Bengal. It is referred to as Tufan or Tubo (吐蕃) in Chinese sources. The Yarlung dynasty was founded in 127 BC in the Yarlung Valley along the Yarlung River, south of Lhasa. The capital was moved in the 7th century from the Yungbulakang Palace to Lhasa by the 33rd ruler Songtsen Gampo, and.
Historical Periods
Tibetan Empire (623–626)
623 CE – 626 CE
Capital: LhasaArea: 197,831 km²
Tibetan Empire (627–627)
627 CE – 627 CE
Capital: LhasaArea: 753,126 km²
Tibetan Empire (628–633)
628 CE – 633 CE
Capital: LhasaArea: 1,280,253 km²
Tibetan Empire (634–637)
634 CE – 637 CE
Capital: LhasaArea: 1,857,419 km²
Tibetan Empire (638–640)
638 CE – 640 CE
Capital: LhasaArea: 1,894,926 km²
Tibetan Empire (641–655)
641 CE – 655 CE
Capital: LhasaArea: 1,893,640 km²
Tibetan Empire (656–660)
656 CE – 660 CE
Capital: LhasaArea: 1,902,644 km²
Tibetan Empire (661–665)
661 CE – 665 CE
Capital: LhasaArea: 1,902,865 km²
Tibetan Empire (666–673)
666 CE – 673 CE
Capital: LhasaArea: 2,279,343 km²
Tibetan Empire (674–681)
674 CE – 681 CE
Capital: LhasaArea: 3,217,742 km²
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