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The Tubos in the Sui and Tang dynasties were the ancestors of the modernTibetans.
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Songtsam Gambo was a Tubo leader. In 634 the 18-year-old Songtsam Gambo sent Tubo
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envoys to pay tribute to Chang¡an. The Tubo envoys were accorded a grand reception at the
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Tang court. In return Emperor Tang Tai-zong sent his diplomatic ministers to Tubo with gen-
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erous gifts. Under the guidance of the Tubo envoy, the Tang ministers arrived at Tubo and
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expressed Emperor Tai-zong¡s appreciation for Songtsam¡s kindness. Since then Songtsam
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Gambo had become thoroughly absorbed in the highly advanced culture of the feudal Tang
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Dynasty. Again he sent his envoys to Chang¡an to seek a marriage with a Tang Princess. In
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641 Princess Wen-cheng, a daughter of the Tang Emperor, was sent to Tubo.Thanks to their
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relation by matrimony, the advanced Han culture was brought to Tibet. The ties became closer between the Han and Tibetan peoples.