Post-imperial West Tibetan kingdom founded by a scion of the fragmented Tibetan Empire around Mount Kailash; became a major seat of the Buddhist revival (the 'Second Diffusion') translating and sponsoring Indian Buddhist texts.
Besieged and conquered by neighboring Ladakh in 1630, ending independent Guge rule; briefly reconquered for Tibet's Ganden Phodrang in 1679-80.
The atlas holds 3 border frames for Guge Kingdom — the shape you scrub through changes in 910 · 1219 · 1565.
Broad narrative history of Tibet covering the post-imperial fragmentation and the western Tibetan kingdoms.