Tibetan Empire

GPTKB entity

Statements (56)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:historical_region
gptkbp:area 2,500,000 km²
gptkbp:capital gptkb:Lhasa
gptkbp:commonName gptkb:Tibet
gptkbp:continent gptkb:Asia
gptkbp:conventionalLongName gptkb:Tibetan_Empire
gptkbp:currency gptkb:Tangkas
gptkbp:demonym gptkb:Tibetan
gptkbp:dissolved 842
gptkbp:established 618
gptkbp:ethnicGroup gptkb:Tibetans
gptkbp:flag No surviving flag; imperial banners used
gptkbp:founder gptkb:Songtsen_Gampo
gptkbp:governmentType gptkb:monarchy
gptkbp:historicalPeriod gptkb:Middle_Ages
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Tibetan Empire
gptkbp:legacy Cultural influence in Central Asia
Foundation of Tibetan Buddhism
Spread of Tibetan script
gptkbp:militaryBranch gptkb:Tibetan_army
gptkbp:neighboringMunicipality gptkb:Kingdom_of_Nepal
gptkb:Tang_dynasty
gptkb:Uyghur_Khaganate
gptkb:Nanzhao
gptkb:Kingdom_of_Kashmir
gptkbp:notableBuilding gptkb:Jokhang_Temple
gptkb:Potala_Palace_(original_site)
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Treaty_of_821–823_with_Tang_dynasty
Translation of Buddhist texts
Collapse into Era of Fragmentation
Construction of Samye Monastery
gptkbp:notableFor gptkb:Yarlung_dynasty
gptkbp:notablePerson gptkb:Langdarma
gptkb:Sadnalegs
gptkb:Tride_Songtsen
gptkb:Tride_Tsuktsen
gptkb:Tride_Yumten
gptkbp:notableRuler gptkb:Trisong_Detsen
gptkb:Ralpachen
gptkb:Songtsen_Gampo
gptkbp:officialLanguage gptkb:Classical_Tibetan
gptkbp:populationEstimate estimated 10 million (at its height)
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Yarlung_dynasty
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Buddhism
gptkb:Bon
gptkbp:significantEvent gptkb:Annexation_of_Chang'an_(briefly_in_763)
gptkb:Tibetan–Tang_War
Introduction of Buddhism to Tibet
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Era_of_Fragmentation
gptkbp:writingSystem gptkb:Tibetan_script
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:ancient_Tibet
gptkb:Mogao_Caves
gptkb:Dharmapala
gptkb:Dunhuang_manuscripts
gptkb:Tibetans
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5