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Fate of Ancient Kingdom

May 16, 2022;

The collapse of the 700 year old Guge kingdom in western Tibet in the 1630s was caused by environmental factors reports the South China Morning Post. It was previously believed that the collapse followed a war with neighbouring Ladakh but a new study by scientists from China, the United States and the Netherlands found that a four degree Celsius temperature drop contributed to diminished crop production and the kingdom’s downfall.

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