Marchen is a
Unicode block containing characters from the
Marchen alphabet, which has been used to write the extinct
Zhang-Zhung language of the
Zhang-zhung
Zhangzhung or Shangshung was an ancient culture and kingdom in western and northwestern Tibet, which pre-dates the culture of Tibetan Buddhism in Tibet. Zhangzhung culture is associated with the Bon religion, which has influenced the philosophies ...
culture of
Tibet.
In modern
Bon usage, Marchen is also used to write
Tibetan.
History
The following Unicode-related documents record the purpose and process of defining specific characters in the Marchen block:
References
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Unicode blocks