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Gar Tongtsen
Gar Tongtsen Yulsung was chief minister of the Tibetan Empire under Songtsen Gampo and, after his death, effective regent for the young Mangsong Mangtsen. Tibetan tradition credits him with negotiating Songtsen Gampo's marriage to the Chinese princess Wencheng, and he directed the conquest of the Tuyuhun in 663. He died in 667, and his sons dominated Tibet until their fall around 698.
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