Galdan Boshugtu Khan

Galdan Boshugtu Khan

Choros Erdeniin Galdan (1644–1697, Mongolian: Галдан Бошигту хаан) was a Dzungar-Oirat Khan of the Dzungar Khanate. He was the fourth son of Erdeni Baatur Hongtaiji, founder of the Zunghar Khanate, thus Galdan is a descendant of Esen taishi. Galdan's mother Amin-Dara was a daughter of Güshi Khan, the first Khoshut-Oirat King of Tibet and 4th Wênsa Zhügu.

Read more about Galdan Boshugtu Khan:  Early Years and Consolidation of Power, Turkestan and The Kazakhs, Rivalry With Khalkha, War With China, Last Years