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Lama Dorji
Lama Dorji was ruler of the Dzungar Khanate from 1750 to 1753, a son of Galdan Tseren by a lesser wife. In 1750 he overthrew and blinded his half-brother, the young khan Tsewang Dorji Namjal. His rule was contested by other Dzungar nobles, and in 1753 he was killed by Dawachi with the help of Amursana, deepening the civil wars that opened the way to the Qing conquest.
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