Godan Khan

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Godan Khan

Mongol leader

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Mongolia
The successor states of the Mongol empire
Genghis Khan’s grandson, Godan Khan, invaded Tibet in 1240, after which he sought spiritual guidance from the Sakya Pandita, leader of the Sa-skya-pa (Sakyapa; Red Hat) school of Tibetan Buddhism. The Sakya Pandita, accompanied by his nephew, Phagspa Lama, journeyed to Godan’s camp (in what is now Gansu…
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Genghis Khan’s grandson, Godan Khan, invaded Tibet in 1240, after which he sought spiritual guidance from the Sakya Pandita, leader of the Sa-skya-pa (Sakyapa; Red Hat) school of Tibetan Buddhism. The Sakya Pandita, accompanied by his nephew, Phagspa Lama, journeyed to Godan’s camp (in what is now Gansu…
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