5th Dalai Lama

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The 5th Dalai Lama, Ngawang Lobsang Gyatso, was a 17th-century Tibetan spiritual and political leader who unified Tibet and established Lhasa as its capital, becoming one of the most influential figures in Tibetan history.

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Lobsang Gyatso, 5th Dalai Lama 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Dalai Lama
Tibetan Buddhist monk
historical figure
political leader
ally Güshi Khan NERFINISHED
Khoshut Khanate NERFINISHED
associatedWith Gelug school of Tibetan Buddhism NERFINISHED
Lhasa NERFINISHED
Potala Palace NERFINISHED
birthPlace Chingwar Taktse NERFINISHED
Tibet NERFINISHED
Ü-Tsang NERFINISHED
birthYear 1617
capitalEstablished Lhasa NERFINISHED
consolidatedPowerOver Tsang region NERFINISHED
central Tibet
constructed Potala Palace NERFINISHED
country Tibet NERFINISHED
deathPlace Lhasa NERFINISHED
deathYear 1682
era 17th century
ethnicity Tibetan
honorificPrefix His Holiness NERFINISHED
influenced Tibetan political system
Tibetan religious institutions
knownFor combining spiritual and temporal authority
establishing Lhasa as capital of Tibet
strengthening Gelug school dominance in Tibet
unifying Tibet
language Tibetan
name Ngawang Lobsang Gyatso NERFINISHED
notableWork autobiography
historical writings
patronOf Buddhist scholarship
monastic institutions
positionHeld 5th Dalai Lama of Tibet NERFINISHED
political leader of Tibet
spiritual leader of Tibet
predecessor 4th Dalai Lama NERFINISHED
religion Tibetan Buddhism
residence Lhasa NERFINISHED
Potala Palace NERFINISHED
roleInGovernment head of Ganden Phodrang government
schoolOfBuddhism Gelug NERFINISHED
successor 6th Dalai Lama NERFINISHED
title Great Fifth NERFINISHED

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Potala Palace mainBuilder 5th Dalai Lama
this entity surface form: Lobsang Gyatso, 5th Dalai Lama
Potala Palace rebuiltBy 5th Dalai Lama