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3rd Dalai Lama

1543 - 1588

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The 3rd Dalai Lama, Sonam Gyatso (Tibetan: བསོད་ནམས་རྒྱ་མཚོ་, Wylie: bsod nams rgya mtsho, ZYPY: Soinam Gyaco; 1543–1588), was the first in the tulku lineage to be entitled formally as the Dalai Lama. In 1578 Altan Khan presented the spiritual title of Dalai Lama, in honor of Sonam Gyatso's profound teachings conferred in Mongolia, which soon became a Tibetan Buddhist country. He founded Kumbum Monastery, Lithang Monastery, and Namgyal Monastery. The spiritual title was retrospectively given to his two tulku lineage predecessors, the 1st Dalai Lama and the 2nd Dalai Lama. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. 3rd Dalai Lama is the 3,852nd most popular politician (down from 2,840th in 2019), the 258th most popular biography from China (down from 225th in 2019) and the 156th most popular Chinese Politician.

The third Dalai Lama is most famous for being the first Dalai Lama to be born in Tibet.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, 3rd Dalai Lama ranks 3,852 out of 19,576. Before him are Albert V, Duke of Bavaria, Gaius Claudius Marcellus Minor, Intef II, Grand Duchess Anastasia Mikhailovna of Russia, Al-Muhtadi, and Imagawa Yoshimoto. After him are Eric Adams, Yury of Moscow, Matthias Erzberger, Constantius Gallus, Grand Duke Konstantin Pavlovich of Russia, and Taira no Kiyomori.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1543, 3rd Dalai Lama ranks 3. Before him are William Byrd, and Domenico Fontana. After him are Charles III, Duke of Lorraine, Sharafkhan Bidlisi, Claudio Acquaviva, John Casimir of the Palatinate-Simmern, Kanō Eitoku, Michele Ruggieri, Christine of Hesse, Giovanni de' Medici, and Giovanni Bembo. Among people deceased in 1588, 3rd Dalai Lama ranks 6. Before him are Mimar Sinan, Paolo Veronese, Frederick II of Denmark, Henry I, Duke of Guise, and Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester. After him are Qi Jiguang, Henri, Prince of Condé, Bernardino Telesio, Johann Weyer, Alonso Sánchez Coello, and Plautilla Nelli.

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In China

Among people born in China, 3rd Dalai Lama ranks 258 out of 1,610. Before him are Emperor Yingzong of Song (1032), Guan Zhong (-720), Dong Biwu (1886), Wang Chong (27), Xi Zhongxun (1913), and Wei Yan (200). After him are Ouyang Xiu (1007), Zhang Zuolin (1875), Emperor Ai of Tang (892), Qi of Xia (-2200), Guo Jia (170), and Emperor Daizong of Tang (727).

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Among POLITICIANS In China

Among politicians born in China, 3rd Dalai Lama ranks 156. Before him are Sima Guang (1019), Di Renjie (630), Emperor Yingzong of Song (1032), Dong Biwu (1886), Xi Zhongxun (1913), and Wei Yan (200). After him are Zhang Zuolin (1875), Emperor Ai of Tang (892), Qi of Xia (-2200), Guo Jia (170), Emperor Daizong of Tang (727), and Liu Biao (142).

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