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Also Known As	Srong-btsan- sgam-po
Born	c.617
Died	650
Title / Office	king (629-650), Tibet
Notable Family Members	father Gnam-ri-srong-brtsan

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Indian teacher

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Tibetan abbot

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Tibetan Buddhist master

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