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2nd Dalai Lama

1476 - 1542

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Gedun Gyatso, (Tibetan: དགེ་འདུན་རྒྱ་མཚོ།, Wylie: dge-'dun rgya-mtsho, "Sublimely Glorious Ocean of Spiritual Aspirants", layname: Yonten Phuntsok; 1475–1542) also Gendun Gyatso Palzangpo, was considered posthumously to have been the second Dalai Lama. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of 2nd Dalai Lama has received more than 272,897 page views. His biography is available in 38 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 37 in 2019). 2nd Dalai Lama is the 1,213th most popular politician (up from 1,220th in 2019), the 83rd most popular biography from China (up from 91st in 2019) and the 52nd most popular Chinese Politician.

The 2nd Dalai Lama was most famous for his efforts to maintain the independence of Tibet from the Mongolians.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, 2nd Dalai Lama ranks 1,213 out of 15,577Before him are Lentulus Batiatus, Khalid of Saudi Arabia, Constantine X Doukas, Napoléon Louis Bonaparte, Michel Aoun, and Zachary Taylor. After him are Friedrich Fromm, Abu Ubaidah ibn al-Jarrah, Carloman I, Frederick I of Sweden, Gaspard II de Coligny, and Petro Poroshenko.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1476, 2nd Dalai Lama ranks 3Before him are Pope Paul IV and Juan Sebastián Elcano. After him are Yeonsangun of Joseon, Louise of Savoy, Huayna Capac, Alfonso I d'Este, Duke of Ferrara, Girolamo Fracastoro, Cuitláhuac, Pierre Terrail, seigneur de Bayard, Helena of Moscow, and Anna Sforza. Among people deceased in 1542, 2nd Dalai Lama ranks 4Before him are Catherine Howard, Lisa del Giocondo, and James V of Scotland. After him are Hernando de Soto, Lapu-Lapu, Dosso Dossi, Jane Boleyn, Viscountess Rochford, Thomas Wyatt, Sayyida al Hurra, Peter Henlein, and Cristóvão da Gama.

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In China

Among people born in China, 2nd Dalai Lama ranks 83 out of 1,392Before him are Xun Kuang (-313), Emperor Wen of Sui (541), Emperor Taizu of Song (927), Dong Zhuo (139), Daoguang Emperor (1782), and Emperor Gaozong of Tang (628). After him are Wanli Emperor (1563), Hongxi Emperor (1378), Fuxi (-2900), Shang Yang (-390), Emperor Xian of Han (181), and Toghon Temür (1320).

Among POLITICIANS In China

Among politicians born in China, 2nd Dalai Lama ranks 52Before him are Wang Mang (-45), Xianfeng Emperor (1831), Emperor Wen of Sui (541), Emperor Taizu of Song (927), Daoguang Emperor (1782), and Emperor Gaozong of Tang (628). After him are Wanli Emperor (1563), Hongxi Emperor (1378), Fuxi (-2900), Shang Yang (-390), Emperor Xian of Han (181), and Toghon Temür (1320).