Conquests of Songtsen Gampo
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Were the conquests by Tibetan emperor Songtsen Gampo that resulted in Tibet reaching approximately its largest extent.
Chronology
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January 619: Monyul came under increasing Tibetan political and cultural influence.
January 619: The power that became the Tibetan state originated at the Taktsé Castle (Wylie: Stag-rtse) in the Chingba (Phying-ba) district of Chonggyä (Phyongs-rgyas). There, according to the Old Tibetan Chronicle, a group convinced Tagbu Nyazig (Stag-bu snya-gzigs) to rebel against Gudri Zingpoje (Dgu-gri Zing-po-rje), who was, in turn, a vassal of the Zhangzhung empire under the Lig myi dynasty.
January 626: Kingdom of Zhangzhung conquered by Tibetan Empire.
January 628: Tibetan conquest of the northeastern Sumru area, held by the Sumpa tribe.
January 637: In 635-36, the Tibetan Emperor Songtsen Gampo attacked and defeated the Tuyuhun tribe, led by Murong Nuohebo, who controlled trade routes into China from the region around Lake Koko Nur. This victory expanded the Tibetan Empire's territory.
January 637: In 636, the Chinese region of Songzhou, led by General Xue Rengui, faced off against the Tibetan Empire. Tibetan sources claim the Chinese army had 100,000 soldiers, while the Chinese reported over 200,000 men. Ultimately, Songzhou fell to the Tibetan Empire.
January 646: Songtsen Gampo’s sister Sämakar (Sad-mar-kar) was sent to marry Lig-myi-rhya, the king of Zhangzhung in what is now Western Tibet. However, when the king refused to consummate the marriage, she then helped her brother to defeat Lig myi-rhya and incorporate Zhangzhung into the Tibetan Empire. In 645, Songtsen Gampo overran the kingdom of Zhangzhung.
