3rd Dalai Lama
Sonam Gyatso was the first to be named Dalai Lama, although the title was retrospectively given to his two predecessors.
He was born near Lhasa in 1543 and was recognised as the reincarnation of Gendun Gyatso and subsequently enthroned at Drepung... Wikipedia
Born: 1543, Ü-Tsang
Died: 1588 (age 45 years), Mongolia
Full name: Sonam Gyatso
Title: 3rd Dalai Lama
Successor: Yonten Gyatso
Tibetan: བསོད་ནམས་རྒྱ་མཚོ་
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