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Lhasa · Alexandria

Place · 633 CE

Lhasa

Also known as

Barantola
Lahsaz
Lasa
Lasa
Lasa
Lasa

Image illustrating Lhasa — archival plate · Wikimedia Commons · Lhasasee Wikimedia Commons

This entry is a stub. The Library is awakening — a longer account is being written.

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in countryPeople's Republic of China1949 CE
birthplace ofSongtsän Gampo604 CE
containsCatholic Church of Lhasa
birthplace ofDesi Sangye Gyatso1653 CE
birthplace ofGelek Rimpoche1939 CE
place of death ofGyeltsabje Darma Rinchen1364 CE
birthplace ofJamyang Norbu1949 CE
place of death ofKelzang Gyatso1708 CE
birthplace ofNgawang Sangdrol1977 CE
place of death ofNgawang Sungrab Thutob1874 CE
place of death ofRalpacan806 CE
birthplace ofSampo Tsewang Rigzin1904 CE

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