Tenzin Wangchuk Khan (mongolian: Vanjil Khaan, died 1697 or 1703) was the fourth khan of the

Khoshut Khanate The Khoshut Khanate was a Mongol Oirat khanate based on the Tibetan Plateau from 1642 to 1717. Based in modern Qinghai, it was founded by Güshi Khan in 1642 after defeating the opponents of the Gelug school of Tibetan Buddhism in Tibet. The ...

and protector-king (" Dharma king, Protector of the Faith") of

Tibet Tibet (; ''Böd''; ) is a region in East Asia, covering much of the Tibetan Plateau and spanning about . It is the traditional homeland of the Tibetan people. Also resident on the plateau are some other ethnic groups such as Monpa people, ...

. He reigned from 1696 to 1697, or from 1701 to 1703, during the age of the

6th Dalai Lama Tsangyang Gyatso (; born 1 March 1683, died after 1706) was the 6th Dalai Lama. He was an unconventional Dalai Lama that preferred the lifestyle of a crazy wisdom yogi to that of an ordained monk. His regent was killed before he was kidnapped ...

, Tsangyang Gyatso. Tenzin Wangchuk Khan, also known as Wanggyal, was the elder son of the previous ruler

Tenzin Dalai Khan Tenzin Dalai Khan (Mongolian: ''gončuɣ dalai qaɣan'', ''Gonchig Dalai Khaan'', died 1696 or 1701) was the third khan of the Khoshut Khanate and protector-king of Tibet. He ruled from 1668 to 1696 (or 1701), in the time of the Fifth and Sixth ...

. He succeeded his father at an uncertain date, either 1696 or 1701. Towards the end of his father's life he had a serious disagreement with his younger brother Lhabzang Khan which the envoys of the Dalai Lama regime were not able to bridge. This proved fatal when their father had died. After a brief reign Tenzin Wangchuk was poisoned by Lhabzang Khan who then took the throne. This happened in either 1697 or 1703. According to a new investigation of the documents, by Peter Schwieger, Tenzin Wangchuk did not actually accede to the throne due to his poor health. Rather, the

Sixth Dalai Lama Tsangyang Gyatso (; born 1 March 1683, died after 1706) was the 6th Dalai Lama. He was an unconventional Dalai Lama that preferred the lifestyle of a crazy wisdom yogi to that of an ordained monk. His regent was killed before he was kidnapped ...

proposed the younger brother Lhabzang as successor in 1703. The latter was enthroned, and Tenzin Wangchuk died early the following year.Peter Schwieger, ''The Dalai Lama and the Emperor of China''. New York 2015, p. 116.

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