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Morning Talk: Tang princess Wen Cheng

The Potala Palace in Lhasa
The Potala Palace in Lhasa Source: Flickr/Bernt Rostad

Princess Wencheng was a member of a minor branch of the royal clan of the Chinese Tang dynasty. In 641,she was granted by Emperor Taizong of Tang to King Songtsän Gampo of Tibet for marriage, an involuntary actor of the emperor's marriage alliance policy. In todays episode, Selina, James and Ivan are going to talk about some of the fantastic story about Princess Wencheng and King Songtsän Gampo.


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Princess Wencheng was a member of a minor branch of the royal clan of the Chinese Tang dynasty. In 641,she was granted by Emperor Taizong of Tang to King Songtsän Gampo of Tibet for marriage, an involuntary actor of the emperor's marriage alliance policy. In todays episode, Selina, James and Ivan are going to talk about some of the fantastic story about Princess Wencheng and King Songtsän Gampo.



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