Birth of Sonam Gyatso
Sonam Gyatso, later known as the third Dalai Lama, is born.
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1543 in Tibet
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Birth of Sonam Gyatso
Is born at Tolung near Lhasa in 1543.
Third Dalai Lama Born
Later becomes the first person formally granted the title Dalai Lama.
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