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Tsewang Lhamo (Tibetan : ཚེ་དབང་ལྷ་མོ་, Wylie : tshe dbang lha mo, died 1812) was the Queen of the Kingdom of Derge for eight years. During her reign, she fostered the development of printing and publishing. Her life was documented by Getse Mahapandita, who served as her chaplain. [1] [2]

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References

  1. Ronis, Jann (October 2011). "Powerful Women in the History of Degé: Reassessing the Eventful Reign of the Dowager Queen Tsewang Lhamo (d. 1812)". Proceedings du deuxième séminaire international des Jeunes Tibétologues (ISYT), Paris 2009. Vol. 21. Revue d’Etudes Tibétaines. pp. 61–81. Retrieved 2013-10-09.
  2. Ronis, Jann (May 2013). "Tsewang Lhamo". The Treasury of Lives: Biographies of Himalayan Religious Masters . Retrieved 2013-10-08.