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1st Dalai Lama

1391 - 1474

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The 1st Dalai Lama, Gedun Drupa (Tibetan: དགེ་འདུན་གྲུབ་པ།, Wylie: dge 'dun grub pa; 1391–1474) was a student of Je Tsongkhapa, and became his first Khenpo (Abbott) at Ganden Monastery. He also founded Tashi Lhunpo Monastery in Shigaste. He was posthumously awarded the spiritual title of Dalai Lama. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. 1st Dalai Lama is the 2,321st most popular politician (up from 2,380th in 2019), the 139th most popular biography from China (up from 185th in 2019) and the 87th most popular Chinese Politician.

The 1st Dalai Lama was most famous for being the spiritual and temporal leader of Tibet.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, 1st Dalai Lama ranks 2,321 out of 19,576. Before him are Abbas II of Egypt, Vittorio Emanuele, Prince of Naples, Charles-Henri Sanson, Pehr Evind Svinhufvud, Sirimavo Bandaranaike, and Valdas Adamkus. After him are Nikola Pašić, Nelson Rockefeller, Alfonso II of Aragon, Megawati Sukarnoputri, Olav Magnusson of Norway, and Lentulus Batiatus.

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Among people born in 1391, 1st Dalai Lama ranks 2. Before him is Edward, King of Portugal. After him are Ciriaco de' Pizzicolli, and Joan of France, Duchess of Brittany. Among people deceased in 1474, 1st Dalai Lama ranks 3. Before him are Guillaume Du Fay, and Henry IV of Castile. After him are Mahmud Pasha Angelović, Ali Qushji, Pietro Riario, Eric II, Duke of Pomerania, Nicolò Marcello, and Juan Pacheco.

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In China

Among people born in China, 1st Dalai Lama ranks 139 out of 1,610. Before him are Tang of Shang (-1601), Wang Jingwei (1883), Dorgon (1612), Hong Xiuquan (1814), Bolo Yeung (1946), and Sun Jian (155). After him are Ziying (-300), Kumārajīva (343), Ei-ichi Negishi (1935), Emperor Guangwu of Han (-5), Wu Sangui (1612), and Emperor Ruizong of Tang (662).

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Among POLITICIANS In China

Among politicians born in China, 1st Dalai Lama ranks 87. Before him are Chiang Ching-kuo (1910), Gegeen Khan (1302), Tang of Shang (-1601), Wang Jingwei (1883), Dorgon (1612), and Hong Xiuquan (1814). After him are Ziying (-300), Emperor Guangwu of Han (-5), Emperor Ruizong of Tang (662), Zhengde Emperor (1491), Empress Lü (-241), and Emperor Huizong of Song (1082).

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