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Assassination of Langdarma

Tibet · House / Yarlung Dynasty. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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Langdarma842

Lhasa · House / Yarlung Dynasty

A Buddhist monk assassinates Langdarma, accelerating the fragmentation of imperial Tibet.

Names involved

Langdarma

Provenance

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