The Kingdom of Derge (Tibetan: སྡེ་དགེ་,
#Wylie: sde dge;
#Chinese: 德格王國) was a large kingdom in
#Kham, whose estate was founded in the 13th century by the Gar Clan of Sonam Rinchen in present-day
#PelyulCounty. The Gar Clan traces its lineage to minister Gar Tongtsen at
#SongstenGampo's 7th century court, and the kingdom lasted until the 20th century. After the 1630s, the Derge Kingdom became a major center of Tibetan culture, printing, industry,
#TibetanBuddhism.