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	Tibetan Buddhism, the mongolian religion
		In addition, Altan Khan's prestige in Mongolia increased because of the blessings of the exalted religious leader of the "Land of Snows." Altan Khan's conversion hastened the spread of Buddhism in Mongolia, and Tumen, the Great Khan, whose headquarters was then in the eastern part of Inner Mongolia, also accepted Buddhism as his faith.
		Altan Khan died in l583, and in 1585 the Third Dalai Lama came to Koke-khota to pray for him and to propogate the Law of Buddha in the Ordos and other parts of Western lnner Mongolia.
		Koton was a son of Ogodei Khan, the successor of Chinggis Khan.
	www.innermongolia.org /english/tibetan_buddhism.htm (2058 words)

	Kids.Net.Au - Encyclopedia > Oyirad (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		He killed the nominal Khan and became the Khan in 1453, although he was not a descendant of Genghis.
		The Oyirad were conquered by Altan Khan[?] of Tümed, a grandson of Dayan Khan, who reunified and reorganized the Mongols.
		Under Galdan Khan the Oirats became the chief rival of the Manchu Qing Empire and was vanquished by Emperor Kangxi.
	www.kids.net.au /encyclopedia-wiki/oy/Oyirad?title=Altan_Khan (589 words)

	Khan
		Altan Khan of the Khalkha The House of Altan Khan (lit.
		Kubla Khan Kubla Khan is a poem by hallucination.
		Sardar Mohammad Hashim Khan Sardar Mohammad Hashim Khan was a Afghanistan.
	www.brainyencyclopedia.com /topics/khan.html (1439 words)

	Wikipedia: Oyirad
		He killed the nominal Khan and became the Khan in 1453, although he was not a descendant of Genghis.
		The Oyirad were conquered by Altan Khan of the Tümed, a grandson of Dayan Khan, who reunified and reorganized the Mongols.
		Under Galdan Khan the Oirats became the chief rival of the Manchu Qing Empire and was vanquished by Emperor Kangxi.
	www.factbook.org /wikipedia/en/o/oy/oyirad.html (589 words)

	Altan Khan -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Altan Khan (1507-1582), whose given name was Anda, was the de facto ruler of the Right Wing of the (A member of the nomadic peoples of Mongolia) Mongols and exercised his power over whole (A landlocked socialist republic in central Asia) Mongolia.
		It was the Altan Khan who created and bestowed the title of Dalai Lama ("Ocean of Wisdom") on the (Click link for more info and facts about Gelugpa) Gelugpa lineage, a title which was applied retrospectively to the first two (Chief lama and once ruler of Tibet) Dalai Lamas.
		Altan Khan also founded the city of (A northern industrial city of China northwest of Beijing) Hohhot (Köke Khota), the capital of (An autonomous region of northeastern China that was annexed by the Manchu rulers in 1635 and became an integral part of China in 1911) Inner Mongolia.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/A/Al/Altan_Khan.htm (364 words)

	lamaism
		Altan khan was the most destructive of these usurpers.
		Altan khan then proceeded to convert the Mongols to Buddhism either by choice or force.
		The Khalkha Mongols of outer Mongolia needed to unite.
	www.tengerism.org /lamaism.html (1321 words)

	Altan Khan of the Khalkha - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Ubasi Khong Tayiji was a cousin of Layikhur Khan, who was the virtual founder of the House of Jasaghtu Khan.
		Ubasi was killed by the Oyirad in 1623 and his son Badma Erdeni Khong Tayiji succeeded as the second Altan Khan.
		He was attacked by Tösiyetü Khan (Chaghun Dorji) and fled northwestward.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Altan_Khan_of_the_Khalkha (168 words)

	Altan Khan (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Altan Khan (1507 - 1582), whosegiven name was Anda, was the de facto ruler of the Right Wing of the Mongols and exercised his power over whole Mongolia.
		Altan Khan ruled the Tümed andbelonged to the Right Wing of the Mongols along with his elder brother Gün Bilig, who ruled the Ordus.
		Altan Khan is known for re-establishing ties between Mongolia and the religious leaders of Tibet, inviting the 3rd Dalai Lama to Mongolia on twooccasions (1569, 1578) and embracing the Tibetan Buddhist faith during the lama's second visit.
	www.therfcc.org /altan-khan-127430.html (313 words)

	Oyirad - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The unification of Tibet followed in 1641, with Güüshi Khan of the Khoshuuds proclaimed Khan of Tibet by the fifth Dalai Lama.
		The title "Dalai Lama" itself was bestowed upon the third lama of the geluk tulku lineage by Altan Khan (not to be confused with the Altan Khans of the Khalkha), and means, in Mongolian, "Ocean of Wisdom."
		In 1717 Ölööds invaded Tibet and killed Lha-bzang Khan (or Khoshut Khan), a great-grandson of Güüshi and the fourth khan of Tibet.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Oyirad (981 words)

	Encyclopedia: Mongol (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Ordos or The Khalkha, or Halh (Халх) in modern Khalkha Mongolian, is a subgroup of the Mongols.
		Inner Mongolia were conquered, in 1691, the The Khalkha, or Halh (Халх) in modern Khalkha Mongolian, is a subgroup of the Mongols.
		Genghis Khan to chase the enemy leader until he was killed, so that he couldn't be a rallying point for his armies.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Mongol (9940 words)

	Dzungars LANGUAGE SCHOOL EXPLORER (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The Dzungars were a confederation of several Oirat (or West Mongolian) tribes that emerged suddenly in the early 17th century to fight the Altan Khan of the Khalkha, the Jasaghtu Khan and their Manchu patrons for dominion and control over the Mongolian people and territories.
		According to oral history, the OlÃ¶t and Derbet tribes are the successor tribes to the Naiman, a Turco-Mongol tribe that roamed the steppes of Central Asia during the era of Chingis Khan.
		The Oirats were under the dominion of Jasaghtu Khan of the Khalkha.
	www.school-explorer.com /info/Dzungars (726 words)

	Jüün Ghar (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The Oyirad Mongols were under the dominion of Jasaghtu Khan of the Khalkha.
		In 1623 the Oyirad confederation killed Ubasi Khong Tayiji, the first Altan Khan of the Khalkha and gained independence.
		With the supprt of Ochirtu Khan of the Khoshuud, this strife ended with Sengge's victory in 1661.
	uncover.us /en/wikipedia/j/ju/jueuen_ghar.html (345 words)

	Australian Information from Wikipedia
		During the next several centuries, Mongolia was split between the Oirad in the west and the Khalkha in the east.
		Altan Khan united the Mongols briefly in 1571.
		The official language of Mongolia is Khalkha Mongolian, which uses the Cyrillic alphabet, is spoken by 90% of the population.
	www.thinkingaustralia.com /thinking_australia/wikipedia/default.php?title=Mongolia (4040 words)

	AllRefer.com - Mongolia - Mongolia in Transition, 1368-1911 - Return to Nomadic Patterns - Return to Nomadic Patterns \| ...
		Farther east the Khalkha roamed the region north and south of the Gobi; the Ordos Mongols and the Chahar Mongols became loosely grouped in a confederation holding most of Southern Mongolia.
		The war with China was renewed with considerable energy after Altan Khan (1507-83) of the Tumed clan united the Khalkha.
		Altan, in turn, was coopted by a Buddhist revival in Tibet, and he became a fervent convert.
	reference.allrefer.com /country-guide-study/mongolia/mongolia32.html (822 words)

	Life of Zanabazar: First Bogd Gegen of Mongolia
		Khan Mandaghol, Chingis's twenty-seventh successor, was killed in a battle with his grand-nephew Bolko in 1467 and Bolko was in turn assassinated in 1470.
		In 1552 Altan and his grand-nephew Sechen Khongtaiji, ruler of the Ordos, united forces to expel almost completely from the territory of modern-day Mongolia the Oirat who had held on in the western part of the country after the death of Esen and their defeat by the legendary Mongol Queen Mandughai.
		Although Altan Khan may have been influenced by his nephew, according to most accounts it was he himself who captured Buddhist monks who introduced him to the doctrines of Shakyamuni.
	www.zanabazar.mn /Life/zanabazar.html (1949 words)

	calmuck (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Layikhur Khan of the Khalkha Mongols also subjected them.
		Allied with Russia, Torghuud flourished there during the reign of Ayuki Khan, who was given the title of Khan by the Dalai Lama VI.
		In 1717 Jüün Ghar invaded Tibet and killed Lha-bzang Khan, a great-grandson of Güüshi and the fourth khan of Tibet.
	www.yourencyclopedia.net /Calmuck.html (618 words)

	CONK! Encyclopedia: Category:Mongol_Khans (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Khan is a title meaning roughly "supreme monarch" in Mongolian.
		Whenever appropriate, it is also translated as emperor.
		Encyclopedia uses Khan for the sake of convenience.
	www.conk.com /search/encyclopedia.cgi?q=Category:Mongol_Khans (48 words)

	Shankh Khiid History (footnotes) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Son of the Tushetu Khan Gambodorji (1594-1655), one of the three territorial chieftains or khans of the Khalkha, it was prophesied even before birth that he would be a future leader of the Khalkha.
		Altan Khan was responsible for the reformed or Yellow Hat (Gelug) school of Tibetan Buddhism becoming dominant in Mongolia.
		In 1575, Altan Khan was persuaded by a nephew, Khutuktu Setsen Khungtaiji, to invite the future Third Dalai Lama to visit him, pointing out to the now-aging Altan Khan the benefits that would accrue by developing a relationship between Buddhism and the State, as they had previously existed in the great Mongol Empire.
	www3.telus.net /public/stupot/Mongolia/Shankh_history_footnotes.html (1738 words)

	Dayan Khan - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Dayan Khan (given name: Batu Möngke; ?-1543?), was a Mongol Khan who reconstructed the Mongol Empire.
		As a direct descendant of Khubilai, he ascended to the throne in 1487.
		Dayan Khan and his successors led the Chakhar tümen.
	www.wikipedia.org /wiki/Dayan_Khan (99 words)

	About Mongolia
		In 1577, Altan Khan invited the religious head of Tibet to Mongolia, as Altan Khan was intent upon unifying Mongolia under Lamaism.
		Altan Khan incorporated Buddhist beliefs into laws which made for a legal basis to abolish the practices of Shamanism.
		Altan Khan's campaign was continued by Avtai Sain Khan, who met with the third Dalai Lama in 1586.
	www.visit2mongolia.mn /Mongolia1.asp?type_id=6 (3464 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		After Altan Khan and other Mongolian nobles accepted Buddhism, the Third Dalai Lama appointed Dongkhar-Manjushiri Khutughtu as his representative and stationed him at Koke-Khota, the capital city of Altan Khan, there to expound the Law of the Buddha amoung the Mongols.
		Altan Khan died in 1583, and in 1585 the Third Dalai Lama came to Koke-khota to pray for him and to propogate the Law of Buddha in the Ordos and other parts of Western Inner Mongolia.
		Buddhism mainly developed among the Khalkha Mongols on the north of the Gobi because of the knowledge of Buddhism there and its political links--that is the prestige it had among the household of the First Jebtsundamba Khutughru, who were members of the "Golden descendants" of Chinggis Khan.
	www.andrews.esc18.net /AHS/TCEA%20WEB%20CONTEST/2002%20Webpages/52Team/Mongol%20Religion%202.html (1004 words)

	Read about Oyirad at WorldVillage Encyclopedia. Research Oyirad and learn about Oyirad here! (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The Oyirad were conquered by Altan Khan of the
		Güüshi Khan of the Khoshuud defeated Choghtu Khong Tayiji in 1637, who supported the Karma school, and conquered Qinghai, followed by unification of Tibet in 1641.
		Under Galdan Khan the Oirats became the chief rival of the Manchu Qing Empire and was vanquished by
	encyclopedia.worldvillage.com /s/b/Oyirad (504 words)

	Timeline of Buddhism (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		In Tibet, Altan Khan of the Tümed gave the title of Dalai Lama to Sonam Gyatso (later known as the 3rd Dalai Lama).
		Zanabazar, the first Jebtsundamba Khutughtu, was born as a great-grandson of Abadai Khan of the Khalkha.
		Güüshi Khan of the Khoshuud donated the sovereignty of Tibet to the 5th Dalai Lama.
	buddhism.2be.net /Timeline_of_Buddhism (2421 words)

	Dayan Khan
		Dayan Khan (given name: Batu Möngke; ?-1543?), was a Mongol Khan who reconstructed the Mongol Empire.
		As a direct descendant of Khubilai, he ascended to the throne in 1487.
		Dayan Khan and his successors led the Chakhar tümen.
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/da/Dayan_Khan.html (74 words)

	The Life of Zanabazar — The First Bogd Gegen of Mongolia – Chapter 2 - Avtai Khan Introduces Buddhism into ...
		As mentioned earlier, upon Dayan Khan's death in 1543 his next-to youngest son Geresandza Ochigin had been given much of what is now eastern and central Mongolia as part of his inheritance.
		It is possible that in 1580 he was in Khökh Khot, where Altan Khan was in the process of establishing monasteries, but it is difficult to say for sure.
		Chingis Khan himself apparently decided in 1220 to built a capital for his empire where the Orkhon emerges from the foothills of the Khangai, although little seems to have been done at the site by the time he died in 1227.
	www.tibetan-museum-society.org /java/arts-culture-The-Life-of-Zanabazar-chapter2.jsp (2641 words)

	Outer Mongolia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Chechen Khan Province (Chechen Khan Ayimagh, Tsetsen Han Aymag)
		Töshiyetü Khan Province (Töshiyetü Khan Ayimagh, Tösheet Han Aymag)
		Jasaghtu Khan Province (Jasaghtu Khan Ayimagh, Jasagt Han Aymag)
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Outer_Mongolia (212 words)

	Mongolia - Article about Mongolia
		After Genghis Khan's death, the empire was divided into four kingdoms, or "Khanates." One of these, the "Great Khanate," comprised the Mongol homeland and China, and its emperors were known as the Yuan Dynasty.
		During the next few centuries, Mongolia was split between the Oirad in the west and the Khalkha in the east.
		The official language, Khalkha Mongol, is spoken by 90% of the population.
	yawiki.org /proc/Mongolia (5832 words)

	Tibet Heritage Fund - Diffusion of Tibetan Buddhism in Mongolia
		In 1247, Köden, brother of Güyük Khan, the military commander of Kokonur (presently known as Qinghai lake), became a patron of the Tibetan lama Sakya Pandita, head of the Sakya school of Tibetan Buddhism.
		In 1260 Khubilai Khan invited the head lama of the Sakya sect, Pagspa, to the capital.
		In 1578, Altan Khan, prince of the Mongolian Tümed tribe, met with the Tibetan lama Sonam Gyatso, then an important spiritual master of the Gelugpa school, at Kokonur lake in present-day Qinghai province.
	www.tibetheritagefund.org /pages/projects/mongolia/mongolian-history.php (476 words)

	Comparative Criminology \| Asia - Mongolia
		In 1578 Altan Khan, a Mongol military leader with ambitions to unite the Mongols and to emulate the career of Chinggis, invited the head of the rising Yellow Sect of Tibetan Buddhism to a summit.
		Altan gave the Tibetan leader the title of Dalai Lama (Ocean Lama), which his successors still hold.
		Altan died soon after, but in the next century the Yellow Sect spread throughout Mongolia, aided in part by the efforts of contending Mongol aristocrats to win religious sanction and mass support for their ultimately unsuccessful efforts to unite all Mongols in a single state.
	www-rohan.sdsu.edu /faculty/rwinslow/asia_pacific/mongolia.html (10505 words)

	Oyirad (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		He killed the nominal Khan and became the Khan in 1453, although hewas not a descendant of Genghis.
		Asrequested by the Geluk school, Güüshi Khan of the Khoshuud defeated Choghtu Khong Tayiji in 1637, who supported the Karma school, and conquered Qinghai, followed by unification of Tibet in 1641.Qinghai became home to Khoshuud.
		In 1717 Jüün Ghar invaded Tibet and killed Lha-bzang Khan, a great-grandson ofGüüshi and the fourth khan of Tibet.
	www.therfcc.org /oyirad-86599.html (571 words)

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