Taktsé Castle

Riwo Dechen monastery, Qonggyai, near the Valley of Kings, Taktsé is on the right, up the hill.

Taktsé Castle (Tibetan: སྟག་རྩེ་, Wylie: Stag-rtse ) was a castle located in the Chingwa (Wylie: Phying-ba ) district of Chonggyä (Wylie: ’Phyongs-rgyas ) in central Tibet. According to legend, it was home to the kings of Tibet before Songtsen Gampo (604–650) moved his capital to Lhasa. It later became the birthplace of the Great Fifth Dalai Lama (1617–1682), whose aristocratic family had made their home there.

Its ruins remain.[1]

References

  1. ↑ Lraleigh (30 July 2006). "Old Historic Tibet with Kevin and Nate". TravelPod.com. Retrieved 4 February 2010.

Coordinates: 29°01′46″N 91°41′03″E / 29.0295°N 91.6841°E / 29.0295; 91.6841


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