Between 1346 and 1354, Tai Situ Changchub Gyaltsen toppled the Sakya and founded the Phagmodrupa Dynasty. The following 80 years saw the founding of the Gelug school (also known as Yellow Hats) by the disciples of Je Tsongkhapa, and the founding of the important Ganden, Drepung and Sera monasteries near Lhasa. However, internal strife within the dynasty and the strong localism of the various fiefs and political-religious factions led to a long series of internal conflicts. The minister family Rinpungpa, based in Tsang (West Central Tibet), dominated politics after 1435. In 1565 they were overthrown by the Tsangpa Dynasty of Shigatse which expanded its power in different directions of Tibet in the following decades and favoured the Karma Kagyu sect. COUNT 4
QSN1 When was the Phagmodrupa Dynasty founded? ANS1 Between 1346 and 1354 QSN2 Who founded the Gelug school? ANS2 disciples of Je Tsongkhapa QSN3 Who dominated politics after 1435? ANS3 minister family Rinpungpa QSN4 What sect did the Tsangpa Dynasty of Shigatse favor? ANS4 Karma Kagyu