Tseten
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Tseten was a Choros-Oirat
prince and the eldest son of Erdeni Batur
, the ruler of the Dzungar Khanate from 1634 until his death in 1653. Tseten is best known for murdering his younger half-brother Sengge
who bypassed him in the line of succession to become the ruler of the Dzungar Khanate.
Choros
Choros was the ruling clan of the Zungars and Dorbets and once ruled the whole Four Oirats. They founded the Zunghar Empire in the 17th century. According to a myth, their chiefs reckoned their descent from a boy nourished by a sacred tree, a legend shared with the Uyghur royal family.In the late...
prince and the eldest son of Erdeni Batur
Erdeni Batur
Erdeni Batur was a Choros-Oirat prince and is generally considered the founder of a new Oirat state in Central Asia known as the Dzungar Khanate....
, the ruler of the Dzungar Khanate from 1634 until his death in 1653. Tseten is best known for murdering his younger half-brother Sengge
Sengge
Sengge was a Choros-Oirat prince and the successor to his father Erdeni Batur as ruler of the Dzungar Khanate. Sengge ruled the Dzungar state from 1653 until his murder in 1671 by his two older half-brothers Tseten and Tsobda Batur...
who bypassed him in the line of succession to become the ruler of the Dzungar Khanate.