Central Tibetan Administration: Parliamentarians Lopon Thubten Gyatso and Sonam Norbu Ratsa Join Prayer Service in Bodh Gaya on the 7th Weekly Rites of Patriotic Hero Rangzen Lobga
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Thubten Gyatso
The 13th Dalai Lama was the 13th Dalai Lama of Tibet enthroned during a turbulent modern era. He presided during the collapse of the Qing dynasty, and is referred to as "the Great Thirteenth", responsible for redeclaring Tibet's national independence, and for his national reform and modernization initiatives.
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politics · Spiritual leader of Tibet from 1879 to 1933 · politician · writer · also Thubten Gyatso, 13th Dalai Lama, Gyatso
Born 12 February 1876 · Died 17 December 1933 · Q25238
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MutualArt.com: A portrait of Thangpa Chenpo, First Abbot of Taklung, Central Tibet, commissioned for Taklung Monastery, , painted by Thubten Gyatso
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1933· 4 entries
Died 1933-12-17.
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“Przede wszystkim musimy chronić się przed barbarzyńskimi czerwonymi komunistami, którzy wszędzie gdzie się zjawiają, niosą ze sobą terror i zniszczenie.”
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Saw that Tibet was about to retreat from outside influences
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“Czuję, że za mojego życia Tybet nadal będzie się cieszył szczęściem i pomyślnością. Potem przyjdzie wielkie cierpienie, a każdy z was doświadczy konsekwencji własnych działań (...)”
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1932· 1 entry
The Muslim Qinghai and Han-Chinese Sichuan armies of the National Revolutionary Army led by Chinese Muslim General Ma Bufang and Han General Liu Wenhui defeated the Tibetan army during the subsequent Qinghai–Tibet War
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1931· 1 entry
A new factory complex consisting of currency mints and munition factories was established in Trapchi, with its machines driven by power from the first hydroelectric plant in Tibet
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1930· 1 entry
Tibetan army invaded the Xikang and the Qinghai in the Sino-Tibetan War
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1913· 2 entries
On the site of the post-revolutionary traditional hospital near the Jokhang
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Thubten Gyatso assumed control of foreign relations and dealt directly with the Maharaja and the British Political officer in Sikkim and the king of Nepal rather than letting the Kashag or parliament do it
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1911· 1 entry
Revolution arose against imperial authorities, first in Wuchang and then in all of China, culminating in the abdication of the Xuantong Emperor, the abolition of the monarchy and the establishment of the Republic of Chin
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1908· 1 entry
“The 13th Dalai Lama had a keen desire to establish relations with Russia, and I also think he was a little skeptical toward England at first. Then there was Dorjiev. To the English he was a spy, but in reality he was a good scholar and a sincere Buddhist monk who had great devotion to the 13th Dalai Lama.”
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1906· 1 entry
Sir Charles Alfred Bell, was invited to visit Thubten Chökyi Nyima, the 9th Panchen Lama at Tashilhunpo, where they had friendly discussions on the political situation
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1905· 1 entry
Massacring Chinese officials, French missionaries, and Christian Catholic converts
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1895· 1 entry
Thubten Gyatso assumed ruling power from the monasteries which had previously wielded great influence through the Regent
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1879· 2 entries
Career landmark: Dalai Lama (1879–1933).
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Was enthroned at the Potala Palace, but did not assume political power until 1895, after he had reached his maturity
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1878· 1 entry
Was recognized as the reincarnation of the Dalai Lama
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1876· 1 entry
Born 1876-02-12.
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1873· 1 entry
At age 19 to study at the Gelugpa monastery, Drepung, near Lhasa, the largest monastery in Tibet
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