Ruins Of The Mysterious Kingdom Of Guge In Tibet

The prosperous Guge kingdom was built in the 10th century and mysteriously disappeared in the 17th century, leaving ruins of great value in culture and art. Hidden Guge Ruins of the Guge kingdom are located on a mountain in the village of Zhabran, in the Tibetan Autonomous Region of China. In the 9th century, the kingdom of Tubo disintegrated after Lang Dharma was assassinated. Jide Nyimagon, Lang Dharma's grandson, came to Ngari and founded the kingdom of Guge. The sons of Jide Nyimagon and their descendants later formed three regimes: Guge, Ladakh and Burang

. At its peak, the regime not only governed all of Ngari, but also extended to present-day Kashmir and Pakistan. After 700 years of existence, the Guge kingdom perished in 1635, more than 100,000 people suddenly disappeared without leaving a trace. There are many different theories about this event In particular, the view that received the most agreement is that in 1635 the war broke out, the Ladakh regime occupied and destroyed the Guge kingdom.



The last king of Guge and family members were arrested and taken away. Photo: Xinhua News Agency. Surrounding the ruins is a wall with fortresses in four corners. After nearly 400 years of being destroyed, the surviving monuments of Guge's historical and artistic value can be mentioned as Mandala Hall, Gongkang, Red monastery, White monastery, Samsara monastery, Zhoimalhakang or stone wall. Sculptures, murals, ancient relics and mummies .. Photo: Tibetdiscoverytour.



Around the ruins, relics such as production tools, clothes, decorations, shields and arrows were found. . They are very well preserved in the cold and dry air of the plateau. Inside many caves, headless bodies were found that had turned into mummies. In addition, archaeologists also discovered a baby girl's body buried in the wall, currently located in the museum of the autonomous region of Tibet. This is the first time that Chinese archaeologists have come across this form of burial. The carved stone was one of the precious treasures of the Guge kingdom. The city wall consists of 4,502 oval stone slabs, sculpted Tibetan images and letters.



After many centuries, most images and texts have been faded or destroyed, but still retain their artistic touch and profound meaning. The hundreds of years old murals are masterpieces of Guge art. Their content is the description of Buddhist stories, myths as well as the lives of the people or the various cultural and customs of the kingdom. Photo: China Daily. According to Oanh Vu / Zing news ***.

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