Lhachen Gyalpo (Lha-chen-rgyal-po) (c. 1050-1080 CE) was the fifth king of

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. He is mentioned in the

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. During his reign, important buildings like the Likir Monastery were built. He had a "brotherhood" of monks to settle there. He belongs to Nyima-Gon dynasty. Also, by the three lakes near Gaṅs-ri (

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) there were at times a hundred and at other times five hundred recluses staying there and "he for a long time, with untiring zeal, provided

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with the necessities of life."Francke (1926), p. 95.

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* *Francke, A. H. 1914, 1926. ''Antiquities of Indian Tibet. Vol. 1: Personal Narrative; Vol. 2: The Chronicles of Ladak and Minor Chronicles, texts and translations, with Notes and Maps''. Reprint 1972. S. Chand & Co., New Delhi. Kings of Ladakh 1050s births 1080 deaths {{India-royal-stub