Takla Khar is a fortress and monastic complex in Kyitang township, Purang county. According to the Bon tradition, a fortress was founded on the hilltop site in the prehistoric Zhang Zhung period. The same site was subsequently used for hosting monasteries of the Sakya and Geluk sects, as well as the Ganden Podrang government headquarters in Purang. Takla Khar’s strategic location in western Tibet’s largest agricultural enclave and the paucity of contending strongholds lend credence to the literary and oral traditions attributing an archaic pedigree to the location.