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Princess Wencheng

d. 680 · 7th century

Princess Wencheng was a member of the Tang imperial clan who was sent to Tibet in 641 as a bride for the royal house of Songtsen Gampo, sealing peace with the emperor Taizong after a Tibetan attack on the Tang frontier. Tibetan tradition credits her with bringing the Jowo statue of the Buddha now in the Jokhang, and she became a lasting symbol of Sino-Tibetan relations.

Princess Wencheng — Image: Ernst Stavro Blofeld · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

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APA: The Epoch Institute. (2026). Princess Wencheng. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/princess-wencheng
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