Ganden Phodrang
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The Ganden Phodrang or Ganden Podrang was the Tibetan system of government established by the 5th Dalai Lama in 1642, after the Oirat lord Güshi Khan who founded the Khoshut Khanate conferred all temporal power on the 5th Dalai Lama in a ceremony... Wikipedia
Founded: 1642
Government: Tibetan Buddhist Sacerdotal state; Spiritual and Secular; lugs gnyis (dual order)