New Delhi: One study has suggested that climate change may have contributed to the decline of the ancient Tibetan Gage Empire, which eventually fell into the neighboring Ladakhi kingdom in the mid-17th century.
according to a report good in south china morning postResearchers from China, the US and the Netherlands examined sediment samples from lakes in Tibet to understand how low temperatures affected crop yields in the region. It also used 39 samples from a previously announced dataset on lakes in China.
published in the journal Paleocyanography and Paleoclimatology last month, Study The claim is that “local temperatures dropped by about 4 °C between the 14th and the 17th centuries” which led to “reduced crop production and the collapse of the state”.
The Gage kingdom mainly cultivated barley and studies show that “the yield of the crop decreased due to the fall in temperature”. The study says that it may have played a role in the downfall of the state.
The study also provides a timeline – there was a warm climate from 750–1350 AD, then temperatures decreased from 2 °C to -2 °C during the Little Ice Age, warmed again in the 18th century, and finally Stabilized after 1800 AD.
As a report good in The Financial Times In other words, the Gage Empire is largely considered a “lost civilization”.
The Gage Kingdom
After the fall of the Tubo Kingdom, which had maintained constant contact with the Tang dynasty in China, the Guge Empire began to rule the western Himalayan region around the 10th century.
as of 2016 Book Topic Geoarchitecture and Landscapes in the Geographical and Historical Context of China: Volume 1 Langderma, the last Tubo emperor, was assassinated as a result of the “repression of Buddhist policies” by researcher Fang Wang.
Kaede Nymigon, a descendant of Langdarma, formed the Gage Empire. He also took control of western Tibet, Purang and another area of the larger Nagari region. That is why the Guge kingdom is also called the Purang-Guge kingdom.
The Guge kingdom was known to prosper during its 700-year rule, and is believed to have played a central role in bringing Buddhism to western Tibet. It was considered an independent state.
However, it was defeated by the neighboring Namgyal dynasty in Ladakh (present-day India) in the mid-17th century. The Namgyals are credited with the creation of historical The nine-storey Leh Palace in Ladakh.
As the South China Morning Post reported in detail, the population and society of the formerly Gugey-ruled region experienced a significant decline after the Namgyal dynasty came to power.
Many researchers had earlier attributed it to the loss of life during the war (during the Namgyal takeover). However, the latest study strengthens claims that environmental factors also contributed to its decline.
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