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吐蕃 (とばん, toban) Japanese meaning: Tibetan Empire | Kotomora

吐と蕃ばん

Meanings

1

Tibetan Empire

historical term

Historical term for the empire that ruled the Tibetan Plateau from 618 to 842 CE. Used in academic or historical contexts.

吐と蕃ばんは7世せい紀きから9世せい紀きにかけて繁はん栄えいした。
The Tibetan Empire flourished from the 7th to the 9th century.

Kanji

吐spit, vomit, belch
蕃grow luxuriously

Etymology

The kanji 吐蕃 are used phonetically to represent the name of the Tibetan Empire. The exact derivation is uncertain; the spelling is conventionally associated with this historical polity.