7th Dalai Lama facts for kids
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7th Dalai Lama of Tibet in 18th century thangka art
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| Religion | Tibetan Buddhism, Gelug school | ||||||
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| Born | 1708 Lithang, Kham |
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| Died | 1757 (aged 48–49) Tibet |
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| Title | 7th Dalai Lama | ||||||
| Period in office | 1720–1757 | ||||||
| Predecessor | Tsangyang Gyatso | ||||||
| Successor | Jamphel Gyatso | ||||||
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| Chinese | 格桑嘉措 | ||||||
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| Tibetan | བསྐལ་བཟང་རྒྱ་མཚོ་ | ||||||
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Kelzang Gyatso (Wylie: bskal bzang rgya mtsho; 1708–1757), also spelled Kalzang Gyatso, Kelsang Gyatso and Kezang Gyatso, was the 7th Dalai Lama of Tibet, recognized as the true incarnation of the 6th Dalai Lama, and enthroned after a pretender was deposed.
Images for kids
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7th Dalai Lama, Kelzang Gyatso in Tibetan painting
See also
In Spanish: Kelsang Gyatso para niños
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