Impressed by the name, frame and teachings of Gyatso, the ruler of Tumed, Mongolia, Altan Khan invited Gyatso to Mongolia. Accepting the third invitation, he agreed to visit Mongolia in 1577 ...

Another deep association that Mongolia has with Tibetan Buddhism is the fact that the title of ‘Dalai’ held by the Dalai Lama was given by the Mongol King Altan Khan. In 1578, Altan Khan ...

1244 - Mongols conquer Tibet. Tibet enjoys considerable autonomy under Yuan Dynasty. 1598 - Mongol Altan Khan makes high lama Sonam Gyatso first Dalai Lama. 1630s-1717 - Tibet involved in power ...

The Dalai Lamas arose from the actions of Altan Khan, a 16th-century Mongolian leader who controlled a region next to northern China, which was ruled by the ethnic Han emperors of the Ming dynasty.