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Dalai Lama

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Dalai Lama
History of Dalai Lamas
The eighth Dalai Lama, ’Jam-dpal-rgya-mtsho (Jampel Gyatso; 1758–1804), saw his country invaded by Gurkha troops from Nepal but defeated them with the aid of Chinese forces. The next four Dalai Lamas all died young, and the country was ruled by regents of the Qing dynasty. They were Lung-rtogs-rgya-mtsho (Lungtok…
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The eighth Dalai Lama, ’Jam-dpal-rgya-mtsho (Jampel Gyatso; 1758–1804), saw his country invaded by Gurkha troops from Nepal but defeated them with the aid of Chinese forces. The next four Dalai Lamas all died young, and the country was ruled by regents of the Qing dynasty. They were Lung-rtogs-rgya-mtsho (Lungtok…
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