About Trinyen Songtsen
Trinyen Songtsen was a politician.
Trinyen Songtsen (Tibetan: ཁྲི་གཉན་གཟུངས་བཙན; Wylie: Khri-gnyan gZung-btsan) was the 29th King of Bod according to Tibetan legendary tradition. He was one of the legendary kings and the first of the so-called Pre-Imperial Period (493–630). Before him there were the so-called Five Unifying Kings whose names ended in Tsen.
Life Trinyen Songtsen was the son of Thothori Nyantsen
The Tibetan Annals state that like his father, Trinyen made offerings with Secret Antidotes and that this is why the kingdom grew during his rule.
It is also stated that Trinyen was buried at Donkhorda, the site of the royal tombs, to the right of his father Thothori's tomb.
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Who was Trinyen Songtsen?
Tibetan king
When did Trinyen Songtsen die?
Trinyen Songtsen died in 537.
What was Trinyen Songtsen's occupation?
Trinyen Songtsen was a politician.
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