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Langdarma

803 - 842

Langdarma

Darma U Dum Tsen (Tibetan: དར་མ་འུ་དུམ་བཙན, Wylie: dar ma 'u dum btsan), better known as Langdarma (Tibetan: གླང་དར་མ།, Wylie: glang dar ma, THL: Lang Darma, lit. "Mature Bull" or "Darma the Bull"), was the 41st and last king of the Tibetan Empire who in 838 killed his brother, King Ralpachen, then reigned from 841 to 842 CE before he himself was assassinated. His reign led to the dissolution of the Tibetan Empire, which had extended beyond the Tibetan Plateau to include the Silk Roads with the Tibetan imperial manuscript center at Sachu (Dunhuang), and neighbouring regions in China, East Turkestan, Afghanistan, and India. Langdarma was assassinated by Lhalung Pelgyi Dorje on year 842. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Langdarma is the 6,702nd most popular politician (down from 6,367th in 2019), the 447th most popular biography from China (up from 486th in 2019) and the 260th most popular Chinese Politician.

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Among politicians, Langdarma ranks 6,702 out of 19,576. Before him are John Hawkwood, Nikolai Golitsyn, Urraca of Portugal, William Waddington, Ōyama Iwao, and Neeme Järvi. After him are Luis of Spain, Count of Chinchón, Theodor Körner, Édouard Balladur, Pascal Lissouba, John O. Brennan, and Carlos P. Garcia.

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John Hawkwood
1320 - 1394
HPI: 64.49
Rank: 6,698
Nikolai Golitsyn
1850 - 1925
HPI: 64.49
Rank: 6,699
Urraca of Portugal
1150 - 1211
HPI: 64.49
Rank: 6,700
William Waddington
1826 - 1894
HPI: 64.49
Rank: 6,701
Ōyama Iwao
1842 - 1916
HPI: 64.49
Rank: 6,702
Neeme Järvi
1937 - Present
HPI: 64.49
Rank: 6,703
Langdarma
803 - 842
HPI: 64.49
Rank: 6,704
Luis of Spain, Count of Chinchón
1727 - 1785
HPI: 64.49
Rank: 6,705
Theodor Körner
1873 - 1957
HPI: 64.48
Rank: 6,706
Édouard Balladur
1929 - Present
HPI: 64.48
Rank: 6,707
Pascal Lissouba
1931 - 2020
HPI: 64.48
Rank: 6,708
John O. Brennan
1955 - Present
HPI: 64.48
Rank: 6,709
Carlos P. Garcia
1896 - 1971
HPI: 64.48
Rank: 6,710

Contemporaries

Among people born in 803, Langdarma ranks 2. Before him is Du Mu. Among people deceased in 842, Langdarma ranks 5. Before him are Theophilos, Al-Mu'tasim, Alfonso II of Asturias, and Emperor Saga. After him is Liu Yuxi.