Kingdom of Powo

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Kingdom of Powo
ཀཿགནམ་རྒྱ་པོ
kaH gnam rgyal po
ca. 1330–1928
CapitalKanam(now Galang Village)
Common languagesTibetan, Tibetic languages
Religion
Tibetan Buddhism
GovernmentMonarchy
History 
• Established
ca. 1330
1910
• Restored
1911
• Annexed by Tibet
1928
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Tibet under Yuan rule
Tibet
Today part ofChina

The Kingdom of Powo or sPo bo (Tibetan: ཀཿགནམ་རྒྱ་པོ, Wylie: kaHgnam rgya po; Chinese: 波密土王) was a kingdom founded in the 13th century, located in present-day Bomê County, Tibet. The monarchs of Powo were descendants of Drigum Tsenpo, and used the title Kanam Gyalpo (kaH gnam rgyal po) or Kanam Depa (kaH gnam sde pa).[1]

The kingdom was annexed by Qing China in 1910, but the King restored it the next year. In 1928, the kingdom was annexed by Tibet.[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ THL Place Dictionary - An Overview of Powo
  2. ^ "波密土王的统治". Archived from the original on 2018-12-23. Retrieved 2018-12-22.