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Tibetan Time Line
Event
Event Event Type Source Source Year

747
AD - Guru Rinpoche, aka Padma pol/rel Common News 1998

Sambhava, left Tibet on the back of a tiger

to banish the B'on religion and reaffirm

Buddhism.

1042
Buddism revived in visit of Gengali saint political Common News 1998

Pandit Atisha

1207
Tibetan leader submit to Genghis Khan political Common News 1998

1368
Yuan Dynasty of Kublai Khan ousted by political Common News 1998

the Ming

1555
Reformer Tsong Khapa , born in Amdo, religious David-Neel Alexandra 1958

founded the Gelugspa sect.

1565
Princes of Psang establish themseves as political Common News 1998

kings of Tibet

1578
Lama Sonam gyatso, third successor of pol/rel Common News 1998

Tsong Khapa, recevies title of Dalai Lama

by Mongol Chief Altan Khan

1613
Gantey Gonpa monastery founded, religious Common News 1998

remains with the Nyingma-pa "Old Sect"

and is located west of the Black

Mountains.

1624
First Catholic mission to Tibet was pol/rel Harrer Heinrich 1954

established at Tsaparang

1642
Qosot Mongol Chief Gusri Khan, invades political Common News 1998

Tibet and defeats King, setting up Fifth

Dalai Lama Ngawang Lobsang Gyatso as

country's ruler

1644
Mancy Ch'ing dynasty replaces Ming in political Common News 1998

China

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