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Guge () 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, 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 west from Lhasa.

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Ruins of the Guge capital at Tsaparang
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Guge
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Guge
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Monarchy
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Tsaparang
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Tantric Hinduism, Tibetan Buddhism, Shamanism, Bon
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Era of Fragmentation
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Ladakh
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Kyide Nyimagon (first)
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China; India; Nepal

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Guge
inception
0912-00-00
dissolved, abolished or demolished date
1630-00-00
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Contents
  • History
  • Founding
  • Second diffusion of Buddhism
  • Successions
  • Ladakhi invasions
  • Annexation to Central Tibet
  • Historiography
  • Rulers
  • See also
  • References
  • Further reading
  • External links

Guge () 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, 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 west from Lhasa.

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