Guge
Historical kingdom in Western Tibet / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Dear Wikiwand AI, let's keep it short by simply answering these key questions:
Can you list the top facts and stats about Guge?
Summarize this article for a 10 year old
SHOW ALL QUESTIONS
For the search engine that formerly used the Chinese name "Gu Ge", see Google China.
Guge (Tibetan: གུ་གེ་, Wylie: gu ge; Chinese: 古格) was an ancient dynastic kingdom in Western Tibet. The kingdom was centered in present-day Zanda County, Ngari Prefecture, Tibet Autonomous Region. At various points in history after the 10th century AD, the kingdom held sway over a vast area including south-eastern Zanskar, upper Kinnaur district, and Spiti Valley, either by conquest or as tributaries. The ruins of the former capital of the Guge kingdom are located at Tsaparang in the Sutlej valley, not far from Mount Kailash and 1,200 miles (1,900 km) west from Lhasa.
Quick Facts Capital, Religion ...
Guge | |||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ruins of the Guge capital at Tsaparang
| |||||||||
Capital | Tsaparang | ||||||||
Religion | Tantric Hinduism, Tibetan Buddhism, Shamanism, Bon | ||||||||
Government | Monarchy | ||||||||
• c. 910–c. 930 | Kyide Nyimagon (first) | ||||||||
| |||||||||
Today part of | China; India; Nepal |
Close