Khoshut Khanate

Khoshut Khanate
ᠬᠣᠱᠤᠳ ᠤᠯᠤᠰ
和碩特汗國
Khoshut Khanate ᠬᠣᠱᠤᠳ ᠤᠯᠤᠰ; 和碩特汗國
1642–1717
	Location of the Khoshut Khanate among Mongol tribes
Status	Nomadic empire
Religion	Tibetan Buddhism
Government	Monarchy
History
• Established	1642
• Disestablished	1717
Preceded by	Succeeded by
	Tsangpa
Dzungar Khanate
Today part of	China

The Khoshut Khanate was a Mongol Oirat khanate based in the Tibetan Plateau from 1642 to 1717. Based in modern Qinghai, it was founded by Güshi Khan in 1642 after defeating the opponents of the Gelug school of Tibetan Buddhism in Tibet. The 5th Dalai Lama established a civil administration known as Ganden Phodrang with the aid of Güshi Khan. The role of the khanate in the affairs of Tibet has been subject to various interpretations. Some sources claim that the Khoshut did not interfere in Tibetan affairs and had a priest and patron relationship between the khan and Dalai Lama while others claim that Güshi appointed a minister, Sonam Rapten, as de facto administrator of civil affairs while the Dalai Lama was only responsible for religious matters. Güshi Khan accepted the nominal suzerainty of the Qing dynasty in 1654, when seal of authority and golden sheets were granted by the Shunzhi Emperor.^[1] In the last years of the khanate, Lha-bzang Khan murdered the Tibetan regent and deposed the 6th Dalai Lama in favor of a pretender Dalai Lama.

The Khoshut Khanate was ended in 1717 when the Dzungar prince Tseren Dondup invaded Tibet, killed Lha-bzang Khan, and installed the 7th Dalai Lama.

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