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... His fifteen year old son, Karma Tenkyong Wangpo (karma bstan skyong dbang po, 1606-1642), was placed on the throne of Samdrubtse. ...

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... The vanquished Chogthu had been an ally of the Tsang King Karma Tenkyong Wangpo (gtsang pa rgyal po karma bstan skyong dbang po, 1606-1642), an adversary of the Lhasa-based Geluk ...

Read more from the biography of Depa Trinle Gyatso


In 1639, as Gushri Khan (1582-1654), the ruler of the Khoshut Mongol, attacked the Bon King of Beri, Donyo Dorje (be ri rgyal po don yod rdo rje, d.1640) on his way to destroy the King of Tsang, Karma Tenkyong Wangpo (karma bstan skyong dbang po, 1606-1642), and conquer central Tibet ...

Read more from the biography of Jampa Puntsok


... In their revolt of 1618, the Geluk monks and their Mongolian supporters proved no match for the Tsangpa troops under the leadership of Karma Tenkyong Wangpo (karma bstan skyong dbang po, d ...

Read more from the biography of Peljor Lhundrub


... The king, his wife and many of his family died of smallpox soon afterwards and the king was succeeded by his fifteen year-old son Karma Tenkyong Wangpo (karma bstan skyong dbang po, 1606-1642) ...

Read more from the biography of Sonam Chopel


... In 1630 Tenzin Norbu spent several months at the encampment of the Tenth Karmapa, Choying Dorje (karma pa 10 chos dbyings rdo rje, 1604-1674) and performed martial rites at Shelkar (shel dkar) for the Tsangpa Desi Tenkyong Wangpo (gtsang pa de srid bstan skyong dbang po, 1606-1642) ...

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In 1622 Puntsok Namgyel's son and successor, Tsang Desi Karma Tenkyong Wangpo (gtsang sde srid karma bstan skyong dbang po, 1606-1642) invited Amnye Zhab to Shigatse's Samdrub Monastery, which was built by Tangtong Gyelpo (thang stong rgyal po, 1361-1485) ...

Read more from the biography of Jamyang Amnye Zhab Ngawang Kunga Sonam


... His students also included Pelden Dondrub (dpal ldan don grub, 1563-1636), Ngawang Kunga Sonam (ngag dbang kun dga' bsod nams, 1597-1659/60), Tashi Peldrub (bkra shis dpal grub, 1600-1671/2), Karma Tenkyong Wangpo (karma bstan skyong dbang po, 1606-1642), Karma Puntsok Namgyel (kar+ma phun tshogs rnam rgyal, 1597-1632), and Tenpai Nyima (bstan pa'i nyi ma, 1567-1619) ...

Read more from the biography of Kunga Sonam Lhundrub