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8th Dalai Lama

1758 - 1804

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The 8th Dalai Lama, Jamphel Gyatso (1758–1804) was recognized as the 8th Dalai Lama of Tibet. Born in 1758 at Lhari Gang (Tob-rgyal Lha-ri Gang) in the Upper Ü-Tsang region of southwestern Tibet his father, Sonam Dhargye and mother, Phuntsok Wangmo, were originally from Kham. They were distant descendants of Dhrala Tsegyal, who was one of the major heroes of the Gesar epic. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. 8th Dalai Lama is the 8,806th most popular politician (down from 7,537th in 2019), the 591st most popular biography from China (down from 557th in 2019) and the 332nd most popular Chinese Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, 8th Dalai Lama ranks 8,806 out of 19,576. Before him are Amadeo Bordiga, William, Duke of Saxe-Weimar, Princess Mary of Great Britain, Jan de Klerk, Spurius Lartius, and Pierre Waldeck-Rousseau. After him are Prince Morikuni, William VI, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel, Andriscus, Louise Bénédicte de Bourbon, Goharshad Begum, and Osorkon the Elder.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1758, 8th Dalai Lama ranks 21. Before him are Osman Pazvantoğlu, Duchess Sophia Frederica of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Pierre-Paul Prud'hon, Carl Friedrich Zelter, Charles Lee, and Carle Vernet. After him are Ryōkan, Elizabeth Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire, Agustín de Betancourt, Julian Ursyn Niemcewicz, Duke Eugen of Württemberg, and Francisco Javier Castaños, 1st Duke of Bailén. Among people deceased in 1804, 8th Dalai Lama ranks 21. Before him are Antoine Baumé, Martin Vahl, Victor-François, 2nd duc de Broglie, Johann Adam Hiller, Ernest II, Duke of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg, and Antonio José Cavanilles. After him are Carlo Allioni, Pierre Joseph Bonnaterre, Georges Cadoudal, Paul Kray, Philippe LeBon, and Barthélemy Louis Joseph Schérer.

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In China

Among people born in China, 8th Dalai Lama ranks 591 out of 1,610. Before him are Zhang Wentian (1900), Yan Zhenqing (709), Ngapoi Ngawang Jigme (1910), Hu Hanmin (1879), Sengge Rinchen (1811), and Jianzhen (688). After him are Man Chong (209), Erin Hunter (null), Jin Midi (-134), Wang Hongwen (1935), Joan Chen (1961), and Ti Lung (1946).

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Among POLITICIANS In China

Among politicians born in China, 8th Dalai Lama ranks 332. Before him are Nie Rongzhen (1899), Zhang Wentian (1900), Yan Zhenqing (709), Ngapoi Ngawang Jigme (1910), Hu Hanmin (1879), and Sengge Rinchen (1811). After him are Man Chong (209), Jin Midi (-134), Wang Hongwen (1935), Liu Bocheng (1892), Yin Lihua (5), and Peng Zhen (1902).

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