Encyclopedia of India–China Cultural Contacts v2.c13.s3.t1.40

v2.c13.s3.t1.40

Turfan (Tu-bo) was the state established by Tibetans in the 7^th–9^th century CE in the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau. Bo was the name by which ancient Tibetans called themselves. In the 6^th century, a coalition of tribes led by an agricultural tribe Yarlung in Shannan Prefecture established their own state, and