14 Facts About Lhazang Khan

Lhazang Khan was the son of Tenzin Dalai Khan and grandson of Gushi Khan, being the last khan of the Khoshut Khanate and Oirat King of Tibet.

Lhazang Khan acquired effective power as ruler of Tibet by eliminating the regent Sangye Gyatso and the Sixth Dalai Lama, Tsangyang Gyatso, but his rule was cut short by an invasion by another group of Oirats, the Dzungar people.

Lhazang Khan entertained close contacts with Galdan Boshugtu Khan, the ruler of the emerging Dzungar Khanate of Inner Asia, with the aim of countering the role of the Khoshuts in Tibetan affairs.

Lhazang Khan set about to change this, probably after an attempt by Sangye Gyatso to poison the king and his chief minister.

Lhazang Khan pretended to comply and started his journey to the north.

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Lhazang Khan offered battle but was badly defeated with the loss of 400 men.

Lhazang Khan carried the courtesy title of Jingis Khan, and is usually known by that name among European visitors.

Lhazang Khan's position was not entirely secure, and he resorted to some acts of violence; thus he killed the head of the Sera Ma College and flogged or imprisoned several persons in the Tsang region.

Lhazang Khan summoned a clerical meeting and asked the lamas to disavow the Dalai Lama as an incarnation of Avalokiteshvara.

Lhazang Khan was however enthroned without consulting with the religious authorities.

Lhazang Khan built a new assembly hall at the Sera Monastery, moved the Urge College that his ancestor Gushi Khan had established in Dam, and supported a new tantric college.

Lhazang Khan favoured the various monastic schools without discrimination, in particular the dominating Gelugpa school.

Lha-bzang Lhazang Khan was staying in the Dam region when he heard about the unexpected invasion.

Lhazang Khan then sent his other son Surya to fetch reinforcement in Kokonor, but the prince was captured by the invaders.