Tagtsepa
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Tagtsepa Lhagyal Rabten (; ) (died 1720) was the regent of the Tibetan administration during the 3-year rule of the Dzungar Khanate in Tibet (1717–1720). He carried the Tibetan title sakyong (sa-skyong, "protector of the earth"). After the intervention by the troops of the Chinese Kangxi Emperor, he was executed by the Chinese on the charge of collaboration, thus began the period of Qing rule of Tibet.
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- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Place of birth
- Dagzê District
- Place of death
- Lhasa
- Occupation
- politician
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- date of birth
- 1700-01-01
- date of death
- 1720-01-01
- manner of death
- capital punishment
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- Historical background
- The role of Tagtsepa at the Dzungar conquest
- Government
- The Chinese march in
- Execution
- See also
- References
- Literature
Tagtsepa Lhagyal Rabten (; ) (died 1720) was the regent of the Tibetan administration during the 3-year rule of the Dzungar Khanate in Tibet (1717–1720). He carried the Tibetan title sakyong (sa-skyong, "protector of the earth"). After the intervention by the troops of the Chinese Kangxi Emperor, he was executed by the Chinese on the charge of collaboration, thus began the period of Qing rule of Tibet.
==Historical background==
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