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Choros Erdeniin Galdan (1644–1697 Mongolian: Галдан Бошигт хаан/Galdan boshigt haan) was a Dzungar-Oirat Khan of the Dzungar Khanate who led the unsuccessful resistance to the Manchu led Qing dynasty. He was the fourth son of Erdeni Baatur Hongtaiji founder of the Zunghar Khanate thus Galdan is a descendant of Esen taishi. Galdan’s mother Amin-Dara was a daughter of Güshi Khan the first Khoshut-Oirat King of Tibet and 4th Wênsa Zhügu.
