| Page Views: 281 Last Visit to Songpan: - | Princess Wencheng and King Songtsän Gampo by MikeySoft - last update: Sep 13, 2008 |
War Prize | Princess Wencheng and King Songtsän Gampo |
I am not a historian but my understanding is that Tibet and China had several wars with each other. Tibet once invaded China as far as present day Xi'an.
In 635 AD, the king of Tibet demanded to marry a daughter of China's emperor as a war prize. Wencheng was this war prize. She, along with the king's other wife from Nepal, are the ones that brought Buddhism to Tibet.
It is also believed that she was not a daughter of the emperor. She was the well educated daughter of a nobleman. Their marriage brought peace between Tibet and China for many years.
Her bringing Buddhism to Tibet helped her cope living in this far away country with strange foreign customs to her. |
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yumyum Mon Apr 20, 2009 18:48 UTC
Great scenery! Love the story on the intro page :) In Beijing one also had to bring their own tissues to the public toilets. | kenyneo Sat Nov 8, 2008 04:36 UTC
The view is really breath taking... | DSwede Tue Oct 14, 2008 21:17 UTC
Thanks for sharing. Songpan & Chengdu are on my to-do list... | conniechong Sat Sep 27, 2008 10:17 UTC
Great page! |
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