Kham region

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The Kham region is a culturally distinct and historically significant area of eastern Tibet known for its rugged terrain, warrior traditions, and strong Tibetan Buddhist heritage.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Kham region canonical 3

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf cultural region
historical region
associatedWith Kagyu school of Tibetan Buddhism
Nyingma school of Tibetan Buddhism
linked to: Nyingma school

Sakya school of Tibetan Buddhism
linked to: Sakya school
borders Amdo
Ü-Tsang
contains Batang
Chamdo
Derge
Gyalthang
Kangding
linked to: Kangding City

Litang
Nyingchi
culturalTradition distinct regional dress
horse culture
pilgrimage to monasteries
ethnicGroup Tibetans
linked to: Tibetan people
hasMonasticCenters Derge Gönchen Monastery
Dzogchen Monastery
Serta Larung Gar area
historicalReputation land of warriors
region of strong local chieftains
historicalStatus semi-autonomous under local rulers before 20th century
integratedInto Qing Empire influence
knownFor cultural diversity
independent-minded inhabitants
rugged terrain
strong Tibetan Buddhist heritage
warrior traditions
language Khams Tibetan
laterIntegratedInto People's Republic of China administrative units
Republic of China
locatedIn People's Republic of China
linked to: China

eastern Tibet
modernAdministrativeRegionsInclude Qinghai Province
linked to: Qinghai

Sichuan Province
Tibet Autonomous Region
Yunnan Province
oneOf three traditional provinces of Tibet
partOf Tibet
religion Tibetan Buddhism
terrainFeature Hengduan Mountains
deep river gorges
traditionalSubdivisionOf Tibet
traversedBy Mekong River
Salween River
Yangtze River

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Referenced by (3)

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

Eastern Tibet historicallyPartOf Kham region
subject linked to: eastern Tibet
Sherpa language regionOfOrigin Kham region
Dzogchen Monastery locatedIn Kham region