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Khri-lde gtsug-brtan (Trisong Detsen's father)

Type Figure Region Tibetan Empire Time c. 704–755 Also known as Khri-lde gtsug-brtan Me Agtsom

Khri-lde gtsug-brtan (c. 704–755) was a Tibetan emperor (tsenpo) who continued external expansion and dealt with the Tang, Nanzhao and other powers, …

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  1. 704–730Lhasa (Lhoka) · Tibetan EmpireAfter succeeding to the throne he consolidated royal authority, continued to press toward Hexi, Longyou and Jiannan, engaged in frequent border conflicts with the Tang, and allied with Nanzhao and other powers; Tibet's territory and influence continued to expand.
  2. 730–755Tibetan court · Tibetan EmpireHe once sent envoys to the Tang to seek a marriage, taking Princess Jincheng and other Tang imperial women; Tang–Tibet relations alternated between war and peace. In his later years court factionalism intensified, and he died in a noble rebellion in 755, succeeded by his son Trisong Detsen.

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