1543
Birth of Sonam Gyatso
Sonam Gyatso, later known as the third Dalai Lama, is born.
Historical place archive
Browse historical events and people recorded at Tolung in Tibet. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.
Sonam Gyatso, later known as the third Dalai Lama, is born.
Is born at Tolung near Lhasa in 1543.
Later becomes the first person formally granted the title Dalai Lama.
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