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5th Dalai Lama

1617 - 1682

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The 5th Dalai Lama, Ngawang Lobsang Gyatso (Tibetan: ངག་དབང་བློ་བཟང་རྒྱ་མཚོ་, Wylie: Ngag-dbang blo-bzang rgya-mtsho; Tibetan pronunciation: [ŋɑ̀wɑ̀ŋ lɔ́psɑ̀ŋ cɑ̀t͡só]; 1617–1682) was recognized as the 5th Dalai Lama, and he became the first Dalai Lama to hold both Tibet's political and spiritual leadership roles. He is often referred to simply as the Great Fifth, being the key religious and temporal leader of Tibetan Buddhism and Tibet. He is credited with unifying all of Tibet under the Ganden Phodrang, after Gushri Khan's successful military interventions. As an independent head of state, he established priest and patron relations with both Mongolia and the Qing dynasty simultaneously, and had positive relations with other neighboring countries. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. 5th Dalai Lama is the 1,222nd most popular politician (down from 1,099th in 2019), the 65th most popular biography from China (up from 70th in 2019) and the 37th most popular Chinese Politician.

The 5th Dalai Lama, Lobsang Gyatso, is most famous for his role in the Tibetan Buddhist world. He became the Dalai Lama at the age of 5, and was a major proponent of Buddhism.

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Among politicians, 5th Dalai Lama ranks 1,222 out of 19,576. Before him are Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, Wilm Hosenfeld, Christian I of Denmark, Theobald von Bethmann-Hollweg, Andrei Gromyko, and Helmut Schmidt. After him are Tiberius Claudius Nero, Amr ibn Hishām, Pepi II Neferkare, Patrice de MacMahon, Jalal Talabani, and Li Si.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1617, 5th Dalai Lama ranks 2. Before him is Bartolomé Esteban Murillo. After him are Charles I Louis, Elector Palatine, Gerard ter Borch, Elias Ashmole, Margravine Louise Charlotte of Brandenburg, Richard Lovelace, Emanuel de Witte, Frederick VI, Margrave of Baden-Durlach, Leopoldo de' Medici, Adil Giray, and Yun Hyu. Among people deceased in 1682, 5th Dalai Lama ranks 4. Before him are Bartolomé Esteban Murillo, Claude Lorrain, and Jacob van Ruisdael. After him are Evliya Çelebi, Feodor III of Russia, Johann Joachim Becher, Avvakum, Jacob Kettler, Baldassare Longhena, Alessandro Stradella, and Thomas Browne.

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In China

Among people born in China, 5th Dalai Lama ranks 65 out of 1,610. Before him are Guangxu Emperor (1871), Xun Kuang (-313), Liu Shaoqi (1898), Sima Yi (179), Cao Pi (187), and Wang Mang (-45). After him are Li Si (-280), Tu Youyou (1930), Hua Guofeng (1921), Xiang Yu (-232), Emperor Xuanzong of Tang (685), and Jet Li (1963).

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Among POLITICIANS In China

Among politicians born in China, 5th Dalai Lama ranks 37. Before him are Yongzheng Emperor (1678), Guangxu Emperor (1871), Liu Shaoqi (1898), Sima Yi (179), Cao Pi (187), and Wang Mang (-45). After him are Li Si (-280), Hua Guofeng (1921), Xiang Yu (-232), Emperor Xuanzong of Tang (685), Külüg Khan (1281), and Chongzhen Emperor (1611).

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