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Ngawang Lobzang Gyatso

First Dalai Lama to hold both spiritual and political power

Did you know?He was responsible for commissioning the construction of the iconic Potala Palace in Lhasa.

The 5th Dalai Lama, Ngawang Lobsang Gyatso (Tibetan: ངག་དབང་བློ་བཟང་རྒྱ་མཚོ་, Wylie: Ngag-dbang blo-bzang rgya-mtsho) (1617–1682) was recognized as the 5th Dalai Lama, and he became the first Dalai Lama to hold both Tibet's political and spiritual leadership roles.

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