The Mongol interest in Tibet that had…

The Mongol interest in Tibet that had been aroused in Altan's campaigns seems to have been transmitted to the Dzungar.

They inhabit a region east of Lake Balkash that extends eastward into northern Xinjiang.

They carry out a number of campaigns into Tibet, and by 1636 they have established a virtual protectorate over the region.

Because of the generally high quality of their leadership at this time, the Dzungar dominate Mongolia for much of the seventeenth century.