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A garpön is historically a local or regional leader in Tibet and parts of Ladakh who has command and prominence over a district or area. He is highly regarded by the people and respected as a governor although his power and authority is informal in a given area. Ultimate leadership and spiritual leadership in Tibet was always given centrally to the Dalai Lama in the capital of Lhasa. Garpöns were usually regarded as localized ministers to maintain district order. However, with the Chinese invasion of 1949, with Tibet now under the control of the People's Republic of China, the rulership of local district garpöns has diminished somewhat in the Tibet Autonomous Region. Sir Edward Birkbeck Wakefield has cited that in Ladakh there was often a senior and a junior garpön.^[1]

In the film Seven Years in Tibet (1997 film), a garpön in western Tibet was played by Samdup Dhargyal and was cited as being the eminent ruler of the province.

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^ Sir Edward Birkbeck Wakefield, Past Imperative (1966)

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[1] Sir Edward Birkbeck Wakefield, Past Imperative (1966)

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-In [[Tibet]] a '''garpon''' is historically a local or [[regional]] [[Tibetan people|Tibetan]] leader who has command and prominence over a district or area of [[Tibet]]. He is highly regarded by the people and respected as a governor although his power and authority is informal in a given area. Ultimate leadership and spiritual leadership in Tibet was always given centrally to the [[Dalai Lama]] in the capital of [[Lhasa]]. Garpons were usually regarded as localized ministers to maintain district order.
+A '''garpön''' is historically a local or [[regional]]  leader in [[Tibet]] and parts of [[Ladakh]] who has command and prominence over a district or area. He is highly regarded by the people and respected as a governor although his power and authority is informal in a given area. Ultimate leadership and spiritual leadership in Tibet was always given centrally to the [[Dalai Lama]] in the capital of [[Lhasa]]. Garpöns were usually regarded as localized ministers to maintain district order. However, with the [[Annexation of Tibet by the People's Republic of China|Chinese invasion of 1949]], with Tibet now under the control of the [[People's Republic of China]], the rulership of local district garpöns has diminished somewhat in the [[Tibet Autonomous Region]]. Sir [[Edward Birkbeck Wakefield]] has cited that in Ladakh there was often a senior and a junior garpön.<ref>Sir Edward Birkbeck Wakefield, ''Past Imperative'' (1966)</ref>
+In the film ''[[Seven Years in Tibet (1997 film)]]'', a garpön in western Tibet was played by Samdup Dhargyal and was cited as being the eminent ruler of the province.
-However with the Chinese invasion of [[1949]] with Tibet now under the control of the [[People's Republic of China]], the rulership of local district garpons has diminished somewhat in the [[Tibet Autonomous Region]].
+==See also==
-In the film ''[[Seven Years in Tibet (1997 film)]]'', a garpon in western Tibet was played by Samdup Dhargyal and was cited as being the eminent ruler of the province.
+* [[Chogyal]]
+* [[List of districts of Ladakh]]
+* [[Politics of Ladakh]]
+==References==
+{{Reflist}}
+{{DEFAULTSORT:Garpon}}
 [[Category:History of Tibet]]
 [[Category:Tibetan culture]]
+[[Category:Culture of Ladakh]]
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