gnam-ri-srong-brtsan

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born 570 died 619 Descendant of a line of rulers of Yarlong, united tribes in central and southern Tibet that became known to China's Sui dynasty (581-618). After his assassination, he was succeeded by his son, Srong-brtsan-sgam-po ( 608-650), who continued his father's military expansion and established his capital at Lhasa. Srong-brtsan-sgam-po became so powerful that the Tang dynasty (618-907) entered into a marriage alliance with him in 641