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Also known as Tsang pa, gTsang dynasty

Tsangpa () was a dynasty that dominated large parts of Tibet from 1565 to 1642. It was the last Tibetan royal dynasty to rule in their own name. The regime was founded by Karma Tseten, a low-born retainer of the prince of the Rinpungpa dynasty and governor of Samdrubtsé (also called Shigatse) in Tsang (West-Central Tibet) since 1548.

Key facts

Country.conventional_long_name
Tsangpa
Country.common_name
Tsangpa <!--
Country.government_type
Buddhist theocracy
Country.year_start
1565
Country.year_end
1642
Country.p1
Phagmodrupa dynasty
Country.p2
Rinpungpa
Country.s1
Khoshut Khanate
Country.s2
Ganden Phodrang
Country.capital
Shigatse
Country.common_languages
Tibetan
Country.religion
Tibetan Buddhism
Country.title_leader
Monarch
Country.leader1
Karma Tseten (first)
Country.year_leader1
1565–1599
Country.leader2
Karma Tensung
Country.year_leader2
1599–1611
Country.leader3
Karma Tenkyong (last)

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1565-00-00
dissolved, abolished or demolished date
1642-00-00
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8 sections
Contents
  • Superseding the Rinpungpa
  • Struggle against the Gelugpa
  • Expansion and Mongol response
  • Triumph of the Dalai Lama
  • List of rulers
  • See also
  • References
  • Literature

Tsangpa () was a dynasty that dominated large parts of Tibet from 1565 to 1642. It was the last Tibetan royal dynasty to rule in their own name. The regime was founded by Karma Tseten, a low-born retainer of the prince of the Rinpungpa dynasty and governor of Samdrubtsé (also called Shigatse) in Tsang (West-Central Tibet) since 1548.

==Superseding the Rinpungpa==

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