The Tenth Dalai Lama

Not much is known of the Tenth Dalai Lama, Tsultrim Gyatso (1816-1837). He was born in Lithang, coincidentally in the same village where the Seventh Dalai Lama was discovered. Tsultrim Gyatso was enthroned at the Potala Palace as in 1822. And although he officially assumed his full power as the Tenth Dalai Lama, he suffered from continual illness and died suddenly in 1837, at age 21 without performing any deeds of historical significance. During his brief life, Tibet continued to isolate itself from the rest of Asia and Europe, while keeping a watchful eye on its borders.