Thubten Gyatso Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for Thubten Gyatso, based on 5 World History Database records associated with Tibet.

5 records1876–19335 events2 places

Chronological biography

1876

Birth of Thirteenth Dalai Lama12 February 1876

Religion / Gelug School · 13th Dalai Lama · Thakpo Langdun

Thubten Gyatso, later the thirteenth Dalai Lama, is born.

1879

Enthronement of Thirteenth Dalai Lama1879

Religion / Gelug School · 13th Dalai Lama · Lhasa

Thubten Gyatso is enthroned as the thirteenth Dalai Lama.

1895

Assumption of Political Authority27 September 1895

Government / Ganden Phodrang Government · 13th Dalai Lama · Lhasa

Thubten Gyatso assumes full spiritual and political authority in Tibet.

1910

Flight to India12 February 1910

Government / Government of Tibet · 13th Dalai Lama · Lhasa

The 13th Dalai Lama leaves Lhasa for British India as Qing troops approach.

1933

Death of Thirteenth Dalai Lama17 December 1933

Government / Ganden Phodrang Government · 13th Dalai Lama · Lhasa

Thubten Gyatso dies after decades of political leadership and attempted reform.

Titles and roles

13th Dalai Lama

Record provenance

This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.