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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