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A Note from Sajjan Jain: Preceding the Yarlung dynasty in Tibet, there was a kingdom called Shang Shung. We know of eighteen of its kings, but between the last of these and the first king of Tibet there is a long gap. Actually, we do not know the names of many of the kings of Shang Shung nor do we know anything of what they did, but we do know for certain that Bon was the official religion of the kingdom. The entire territory of present-day Tibet belonged to that kingdom, and its capital was located in the area of Mount Kailash. In the 1986 a German expedition reached the sacred area around Mount Kailash and filmed a documentary of the ruins of buildings and fortresses from the kingdom of Shang Shung. This film was broadcast by some European television networks. [Reinhard Karl The Dark Glow of the Mountains - Gasherbrum-Der Leuchtende Berg. One can view the film on the internet.]
Ref. Vol. X Ch. 72 I Pg. 4687-4688
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