13th Dalai Lama
Religious Leader
1876 – 1933
Who was 13th Dalai Lama?
Thubten Gyatso was the 13th Dalai Lama of Tibet.
In 1878 he was recognized as the reincarnation of the Dalai Lama. He was escorted to Lhasa and given his pre-novice vows by the Panchen Lama, Tenpai Wangchuk, and named "Ngawang Lobsang Thupten Gyatso Jigdral Chokley Namgyal". In 1879 he was enthroned at the Potala Palace, but did not assume political power until 1895, after he had reached his majority.
Thubten Gyatso was an intelligent reformer who proved himself a skillful politician when Tibet became a pawn in The Great Game between the Russian Empire and the British Empire. He was responsible for countering the British expedition to Tibet, restoring discipline in monastic life, and increasing the number of lay officials to avoid excessive power being placed in the hands of the monks.
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- Born
- Feb 12, 1876
Ü-Tsang - Ethnicity
- Tibetan people
- Died
- Dec 17, 1933
Lhasa - Resting place
- Potala Palace
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on July 23, 2013
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