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Shigatse

Shigatse is the second-largest city of Tibet, in the Tsang region west of Lhasa. It grew around the fortress of Samdrubtse, seat of the Rinpungpa and Tsangpa rulers of Tsang in the 15th to 17th centuries. Its Tashilhunpo Monastery, founded in 1447, is the traditional seat of the Panchen Lamas.

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Mentioned in 2 state histories

Rinpungpa Tsangpa dynasty

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APA: The Epoch Institute. (2026). Shigatse. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/shigatse
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