About Karma Tenkyong

Karma Tenkyong, in full Karma Tenkyong Wangpo, was a king of Tibet who ruled from 1620 to 1642. He belonged to the Tsangpa Dynasty which had been prominent in Tsang since 1565. His reign was marked by the increasingly bitter struggle against the Gelugpa sect and its leader the Dalai Lama. The outcome was the crushing of the Tsangpa regime and the establishment of the Dharma-based Tibetan state that endured until 1950.
Lama Teacher Gotsangpa Gonpo Dorje

The Tsangpa Dynasty – Superseding the Rinpungpa in Tibet

15
Jun
2022
Biography, Culture
, a loyal servant of the prince of the Rinpungpa Dynasty and governor of Samdrubtsé in Tsang since 1548, established the dynasty which held control over much of Tibet from 1565 until 1642. This was the final royal Tibetan dynasty to rule in their own .
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