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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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of 5th Dalai Lama has received more than 601,470 page views. His biography is available in 42 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 41 in 2019). 5th Dalai Lama is the 1,099th most popular politician (down from 981st in 2019), the 70th most popular biography from China (down from 62nd in 2019) and the 41st 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

Among politicians, 5th Dalai Lama ranks 1,099 out of 19,576. Before him are Chulalongkorn, Levi Eshkol, Túpac Amaru, Yazdegerd III, Amalric of Jerusalem, and Zachary Taylor. After him are Otto IV, Holy Roman Emperor, Brennus, Helmut Schmidt, Baldwin II of Jerusalem, Archduke Otto of Austria, and F. W. de Klerk.

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Contemporaries

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

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In China

Among people born in China, 5th Dalai Lama ranks 70 out of 1,610. Before him are Zhang Fei (167), Jiang Qing (1914), Liu Shaoqi (1898), Chongzhen Emperor (1611), Emperor Yao (-2324), and Xun Kuang (-313). After him are Tu Youyou (1930), Emperor Taizu of Song (927), Emperor Xuanzong of Tang (685), Xianfeng Emperor (1831), Hua Guofeng (1921), and Fuxi (-2900).

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Among POLITICIANS In China

Among politicians born in China, 5th Dalai Lama ranks 41. Before him are Guangxu Emperor (1871), Shang Yang (-390), Jiang Qing (1914), Liu Shaoqi (1898), Chongzhen Emperor (1611), and Emperor Yao (-2324). After him are Emperor Taizu of Song (927), Emperor Xuanzong of Tang (685), Xianfeng Emperor (1831), Hua Guofeng (1921), Fuxi (-2900), and Jiaqing Emperor (1760).

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