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He was the eldest son of Galdan Tseren, Khong Tayiji of the Dzungar Khanate from 1727 until his death in 1745.
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Lama Dorji
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However, a succession dispute soon erupted among Galdan Tseren"s three sons. In 1751, Lama Dorji defeated Dawachi who was forced to flee across the border into Kazakh Khanate territory with about a dozen mentor Amursana was one of Dawachi"s few followers who returned to Tarbagatai to join up with his Khoit clansmen.
With a thousand men, he then marched to Ili where they surprised Lama Dorji and killed him on 13 January 1753.
Other sources claim that Lama Dorji was killed by his own troops in December 1752. Dawachi the assumed the title taisha of the Dzungars.
