Altan Khan (1507-1582), whose given name was Anda, was the de facto ruler of the Right Wing of the Mongols and exercised his power over whole Mongolia. // Events The western continent is named America on the maps of Martin Waldseemüller. ... Events January 15 - Russia cedes Livonia and Estonia to Poland February 24 - Pope Gregory XIII implements the Gregorian Calendar. ... Jump to: navigation, search The Mongols are an ethnic group that originated in what is now Mongolia, Russia, and China, particularly Inner Mongolia. ...

He was the second son of the Bars Bolud Jinong and a grandson of Dayan Khan, who had re-unified the Mongolian nobility in an attempt to regain the glory of Yuan Dynasty. Altan Khan ruled the Tümed and belonged to the Right Wing of the Mongols along with his elder brother Gün Bilig, who ruled the Ordus. After Gün Bilig's death in 1542, Altan became the de facto leader of the Right Wing and was given the title "Tösheetü Sechen Khan." Dayan Khan (given name: Batu Möngke; ?-1543?), was a Mongol Khan who reconstructed the Mongol Empire. ... The Yuan Dynasty (Mongolian: Dai Ön Yeke Mongghul Ulus; Chinese: 元朝 or 大元帝國) lasting officially from 1271 to 1368, also called the Mongol Dynasty, was the name given to the significant ruling family of Borjigin in Asia. ...

When Bodi Alagh Khan, the legitimate ruler of the Mongols from the Chakhar, died in 1547, Altan forced Bodi Alagh's successor Darayisung Küdeng Khan to flee eastward. In 1551 Darayisung made a compromise with Altan in exchange for giving the title "Gegeen Khan" to him. Chakhar is a group of the Mongols. ...

Altan Khan is known for re-establishing ties between Mongolia and the religious leaders of Tibet, inviting the 3rd Dalai Lama to Mongolia on two occasions (1569, 1578) and embracing the Tibetan Buddhist faith during the lama's second visit. It was the Altan Khan who created and bestowed the title of Dalai Lama ("Ocean of Wisdom") on the Gelugpa lineage, a title which was applied retrospectively to the first two Dalai Lamas. Jump to: navigation, search Tibet (Tibetan: བོད་, Bod, pronounced pö in Lhasa dialect; Chinese: 西藏, pinyin: Xīzàng; older spelling Thibet) is a region in Central Asia and the home of the Tibetan people. ... Sonam Gyatso (1543 - 1588) was the first officially recognized Dalai Lama by the Mongolians, who gave this teacher the Mongolian name of the Lama (teacher) that has knowledge vast as an ocean (Dalai). ... Events January 11 - First recorded lottery in England. ... Events January 31 - Battle of Gemblours - Spanish forces under Don John of Austria and Alexander Farnese defeat the Dutch. ... Tibetan Buddhism, (formerly also called Lamaism after their religious gurus known as lamas), is the body of religious Buddhist doctrine and institutions characteristic of Tibet and the Himalayan region. ... The Geluk (dge lugs) School was founded by Tsongkhapa (1357-1419), Tibets best known religious reformer and arguably its greatest philosopher. ... Jump to: navigation, search The 14th and current Dalai Lama, Tenzin Gyatso (born 1935) The 13th Dalai Lama, Thubten Gyatso (1876-1933) In Tibetan Buddhism, the successive Dalai Lamas (taa-lai bla-ma) form a tulku lineage of Gelugpa leaders which trace back to 1391. ...

Altan Khan used his military strength to threaten Ming Dynasty China, laying siege to Beijing in 1550. The Chinese emperor was forced to grant special trading rights to the khanate which further strengthened it economically. Jump to: navigation, search The Ming Dynasty was the ruling dynasty of China from 1368 to 1644. ... Jump to: navigation, search Beijing ▶(?) (Chinese: 北京; pinyin: ; Wade-Giles: Pei-ching; Postal System Pinyin: Peking) is the capital of the Peoples Republic of China (PRC). ... Events February 7 - Julius III becomes Pope. ...

Altan Khan also founded the city of Hohhot (Köke Khota), the capital of Inner Mongolia. Hohhot (呼和浩特; pinyin: Hūhéhàotè), occasionally spelled Huhehot, is the capital city of the Inner Mongolian Autonomous Region of the Peoples Republic of China. ... Inner Mongolia (Mongolian: ᠥᠪᠦᠷ ᠮᠣᠨᠺᠤᠯᠤᠨ ᠥᠪᠡᠷᠲᠡᠺᠡᠨ ᠵᠠᠰᠠᠬᠤ ᠣᠷᠤᠨ r Mongghul-un bertegen Jasaqu Orun; Chinese: 内蒙古自治区; Hanyu Pinyin: N i Měnggǔ Z qū) is an Autonomous Region of the Peoples Republic of China. ...

After his death he was succeeded as Khan by Sengge Düüreng.

Altan Khan of the Khalkha refers to a later set of Mongolian rulers who ruled smaller khanates about a century later. The House of Altan Khan (lit. ...