Tsevan-Dorji ( Mong. Tseveendorzh ; 1732-1749) - ruler of the Dzungar khanate under the name Aja Namjilu-khan (1746-1749), representative of the Choros clan, second son and successor of the Dzungar khan Galdan-Tseren.
| Tsevan dorji | |||||||
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| Predecessor | Galdan Tseren | ||||||
| Successor | Lama dorjee | ||||||
| Birth | 1732 | ||||||
| Death | 1749 | ||||||
| Kind | Choros | ||||||
| Father | Galdan Tseren | ||||||
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In 1746, the Dzungarian Khan Galdan-Tseren died, who left behind his three sons: Lama-Dorji (born in 1726), Tsewan-Dorji (born in 1732) and Tsewan-Dasha (born in 1738). According to the testament of Galdan-Tseren, the second throne was inherited by his second son, Tsewan-Dorji, under the name Aja Namzhalu-huntaiji. Due to the infancy of Tsevan-Dorji (13 years old), his older sister Ulambayar became regent . In 1749, Tsevan Dorji began to rule on his own, imprisoning and executing his sister-regent Ulambayar. In the same 1749, Tsewan Dorji was ousted from the throne and killed by his older brother Lama-Dorji.
Literature
- Zlatkin I. Ya. History of the Dzungar Khanate (1635-1758), Moscow, 1964 .
- Chimitdorzhiev Sh. B. National Liberation Movement of the Mongolian People in the 17th – 18th Centuries