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Galdan Boshugtu Khan
Galdan Boshugtu Khan was ruler of the Dzungar Khanate from 1671 to 1697. A former Buddhist monk trained in Tibet, he conquered the Yarkent Khanate in 1680 and invaded the Khalkha Mongols in 1688. This brought him into war with the Kangxi Emperor of the Qing, who defeated him at Ulan Butung in 1690 and Jao Modo in 1696.
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