Princesses born in the ancient imperial family all shouldered a major mission, and they could be said to have paid a great price for political interests, dedicating their lives only so that both sides could reach a share. In history, the three most famous princesses married to other places are: Zhaojun out of the plug, Xi Shi into Wu and Princess Wencheng into Tibet. The last of them, the last princess, not only lived in the life of the Tibetan people, but also made great contributions to the political ties between the Central Plains and Tibet, and at the same time, the lives of the Tibetan people can be greatly changed, which is also inseparable from her.
During the Zhenguan period of the Tang Dynasty, Tang Taizong dominated the Central Plains, and the Tibetan Tubo Zampu Songtsen Gampo also gained a foothold on the snowy plateau, annexed some small countries, and set the capital at Lhasa, and later, Princess Wencheng and he lived here. Previously, Songtsen Gampo had repeatedly asked the Tang Dynasty to marry a princess to Tubo. It may be that the two sides can establish friendly relations, or they may be impressed by the sincerity of Tubo Zampu Songzan Gampo, so Tang Taizong agreed to crown Yuanzhizong's daughter as Princess Wencheng and marry Tubo Songzan Gampo.
For this matter, Of course, Princess Wencheng was unwilling, but for the benefit of both sides, she reluctantly agreed, and then, she saw the sincerity of Songzan Gampo: thousands of miles to welcome each other, so she no longer complained and pursued this matter, after marriage, the two lived a peaceful and beautiful life, and the current Potala Palace, that is, Songzan Gampo was built for Princess Wencheng, so the princess's life was not as miserable as the outside world, and the only bitter fate was that Songzan Gampo died a few years after marriage, when she was only 34 years old.
At that time, Emperor Gaozong of Tang had been succeeding to the throne for some time, so he felt sorry for the princess and wanted to take her back to Chang'an, but Princess Wencheng insisted on not returning, and she stayed for nothing else, only for the interests and outcomes of the Tang And Tubo, but also for the life of the Tibetan people. When Princess Wencheng first married Tubo, she also brought some books, Ayara silk, craftsmen and medicine, agricultural affairs and calendars, all into Tubo, and she wanted to serve the welfare of the Tibetan people.
So she not only let the craftsmen teach the people there to make crafts, but also personally led the Tibetans to plant all kinds of seeds, weave cloth and spin clothes, she personally preached, and the Tibetan calendar was also promoted by Princess Wencheng at that time, as for the 30 letters, it was also created by Princess Wencheng, because there was no writing in Tibet at that time, for convenience, so Princess Wencheng suggested creating these letters. She was a princess of the Tang Dynasty and dedicated her life to changing the lives of the Tibetan people.
In addition, the Tibetan people have no spiritual sustenance, and Princess Wencheng and Princess Chizun, another wife of Songtsen Gampo, have brought their own Buddha statues into the Tibetans, so people there have also begun to follow Princess Wencheng to seal Buddhism, so now Buddhism has become the spiritual sustenance of the Tibetan people, so that Princess Wencheng has contributed to the development of Tibet in all aspects, but she has dedicated her life.
In the 40 years in Tibet, she spent another 31 years alone, and she can imagine how difficult the days were, but in these days, Princess Wencheng made too many contributions, so that the lives of the people in Tibetan areas have been greatly changed, so she has been admired and praised by the local people. In the end, she died of illness and died of illness, but even so, the people of Tubo did not forget her merits, held a grand funeral for her, and many people often went to pay tribute to her, so Princess Wencheng's life is glorious and legendary!