| Post: | Dalai Lama as temporal ruler of Tibet |
| Insignia: | Emblem of Tibet.svg |
| Insigniacaption: | Emblem of the Tibetan government-in-exile |
| Flag: | Flag of Tibet.svg |
| Flagcaption: | Flag of the Tibetan government-in-exile |
| Style: | His Holiness |
| Residence: | Potala Palace Norbulingka |
| Seat: | Lhasa |
| Termlength: | Life tenure |
| Formation: | 1642 |
| First: | 5th Dalai Lama |
| Last: | 14th Dalai Lama |
| Abolished: | 23 May 1951 |
This is a list of Dalai Lamas of Tibet. There have been 14 recognised incarnations of the Dalai Lama.
There has also been one non-recognised Dalai Lama, Ngawang Yeshe Gyatso (declared in 1707), by Lha-bzang Khan as the "true" 6th Dalai Lama – however, he was never accepted as such by the majority of the Tibetan people.[1] [2] [3]
| Title | Portrait | Name | Tibetan Wylie transliteration | Dalai Lama from | Dalai Lama until |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Dalai Lama | Gedun Drupa | dge 'dun grub pa | N/A | 1474 | |
| 2nd Dalai Lama | Gedun Gyatso | dge-'dun rgya-mtsho | 1486 | 1542 | |
| 3rd Dalai Lama | Sonam Gyatso | bsod nams rgya mtsho | 1578 | 1588 | |
| 4th Dalai Lama | Yonten Gyatso | yon tan rgya mtsho | 1601 | 1617 | |
| 5th Dalai Lama | Ngawang Lobsang Gyatso | Ngag-dbang blo-bzang rgya-mtsho | 1642 | 1682 | |
| 6th Dalai Lama | Tsangyang Gyatso | tshangs-dbyangs rgya-mtsho | 1697 | 1706 | |
| 7th Dalai Lama | Kelzang Gyatso | bskal bzang rgya mtsho | 1720 | 1757 | |
| 8th Dalai Lama | Jamphel Gyatso | jam dpal rgya mtsho | 1762 | 1804 | |
| 9th Dalai Lama | Lungtok Gyatso | lung rtogs rgya mtsho | 1810 | 6 March 1815 | |
| 10th Dalai Lama | Tsultrim Gyatso | tshul khrim rgya mtsho | 1826 | 30 September 1837 | |
| 11th Dalai Lama | Khedrup Gyatso | mkhas grub rgya mtsho | 1842 | 31 January 1856 | |
| 12th Dalai Lama | Trinley Gyatso | phrin las rgya mtsho | 1860 | 25 April 1875 | |
| 13th Dalai Lama | Thubten Gyatso | thub bstan rgya mtsho | 31 July 1879 | 17 December 1933 | |
| 14th Dalai Lama | Tenzin Gyatso | bstan 'dzin rgya mtsho | 22 February 1940 | Incumbent | |
| 17 November 1950 [4] |