Galdan Tseren [SEP] occupation
Galdan Tseren
Galdan Tseren (?–1745) was a Choros-Oirat prince and the "Khong Tayiji" of the Dzungar Khanate from 1727 until his death in 1745.
Galdan Tseren was the eldest son of Tsewang Rabtan. After the assassination of his father by rival factions, a civil war followed between his sons of which Galdan Tseren emerged victorious and crowned himself the new Dzungar Khan. Galdan Tseren continued his fathers policies of confrontation with the Qing dynasty. He refused to surrender Lubsan Danjin, the leader of the
revolt of the Kokonor (Qinghai) Khoshuts of 1723, and he initiated a policy of harassment of the Khalkha Mongols, the Manchu's allies.
In the spring of 1729, war broke out against the Chinese and Galdan Tseren's forces obtained numerous victories against the Manchu. The war dragged on until 1737. Peace negotiations had already started in 1734. In 1737 both sides finally made peace and the Galdan Tseren accepted the condition of tributary.
Galdan Tseren not only viewed war as the only medium to strengthen his kingdom