Overview
Tenzin Dalai Khan, also called Gonchig Dalai Khan, ruled as the Khoshut king of Tibet for about three decades, while real power lay increasingly with the Dalai Lama's regent Sangye Gyatso.
Rise to Power
He succeeded his father in 1668 and was formally enthroned in Lhasa on 11 April 1671.
Rule and Achievements
- Took part in the war with Ladakh that began in 1679; the settlement transferred Guge, Purang and Rudok to the Dalai Lama's state
Legacy
The sources give his death as 1696, 1701 or 1703; 21 January 1701 is the most often cited. His sons Tenzin Wangchuk and Lhazang succeeded him.