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Shakya Zangpo
Shakya Zangpo was the first ponchen, or civil administrator, of Tibet under the Sakya regime, appointed with the backing of the Mongol Yuan dynasty. While the Sakya lama Phagpa spent much time at the court of Kublai Khan, Shakya Zangpo governed from Sakya monastery, organised the Tibetan districts for Mongol administration and began building the great Lhakhang Chenmo temple there.
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