| Namri Songtsen གནམ་རི་སྲོང་བཙན | |
|---|---|
| Tsenpo | |
| 32nd King of Tibet | |
| Reign | c. 570 – 618 |
| Predecessor | Tagbu Nyasig |
| Successor | Songtsän Gampo |
| Born | Unknown ? Tibet |
| Died | 618 Tibet |
| Burial | Gungri Sokka Mausoleum, Valley of the Kings |
| Spouse | Driza Tönkar |
| Issue | Songtsän Gampo Tengri Khan (according to some sources) |
| Dynasty | House of Yarlung |
| Father | Tagbu Nyasig |
| Mother | Tongtsün Drokar |
| Religion | Tibetan Buddhism |
Namri Songtsen (Tibetan: གནམ་རི་སྲོང་བཙན, Wylie: gnam ri srong btsan, ZYPY: Namri Songzän),[1] also known as "Namri Löntsen"[citation needed] (Wylie: gnam ri slon mtshan) (died 618) was according to tradition, the 32nd King of Tibet of the Yarlung dynasty. (Reign: 570 – 618) During his 48 years of reign, he expanded his kingdom to rule the central part of the Tibetan Plateau. He also had a good diplomatic partnership with other tribes and Empires. His actions were decisive in the setting up of the Tibetan Empire (7th century), to which he can be named co-founder with his son, Songtsen Gampo. He Sieged in Kingdom of Sumpa in early 7th century.