Songtsen Gampo and Princess Wencheng
The Tubo people were the ancestors of the Tibetan people. They appeared on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau at a very early period. They were farmers and herders ปศุสัตว์. In the early seventh century, Songtsen Gampo united the various Tubo tribes, and made Luoxie (today's Lhasa) the capital of the Tubo kingdom.
Songtsen Gampo admired the culture of the Tang Dynasty, and was eager to form an alliance with that powerful empire. In 641, Emperor Taizong sent Princess Wencheng to him as his bride. The Tubo people used to live in tents. It is said that a gorgeous palace was built specially for her, which was the predecessor อันก่อน of today's Potala Palace.
Princess Wencheng took with her to Tubo medicines, books on science and technology, grain and vegetable seeds, and exquisite ประณีต handicrafts of the Tang Dynasty. In addition, people who were proficient ชำนาญ in raising silkworms, making wine and paper, and weaving and embroidering accompanied her, to teach these arts to the people of Tibet. Princess Wencheng was an ardent กระตือรือร้น believer in Buddhism. It is said that the location of the Jokhang Temple was chosen by her.