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The Epic of King Gesar (Tibetan: གླིང་གེ་སར།, Wylie: gling ge sar), also spelled Kesar (/ˈkɛzər, ˈkɛs-/) or Geser (especially in Mongolian contexts), is a traditional epic originating from Tibet and Central Asia. Folk balladeers continued to transmit the story orally, enriching its plot and embellished its language over time. The narrative reached its "final" form and peak popularity in the early 12th century. The epic recounts the heroic deeds of the culture hero Gesar,[1] the fearless lord of the legendary kingdom of Ling (Wylie: gling). It is preserved in both poetry and prose, primarily through oral poetic performance,[2] and is widely sung across Central Asia and South Asia. Its classic version originates in central Tibet.[3] Approximately 100 bards of this epic (Wylie: sgrung, "tale")[4] remain active today in the Gesar belt of China.[5] Tibetan, Mongolian, Buryat, Balti, Ladakhi, and Monguor singers continue to uphold the oral tradition, and the epic has drawn significant schola

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