Dawachi

Dawachi
達瓦齊
Даваач
Khong Tayiji of the Dzungar Khanate
Dawachi in Qing costume. Painted by Jean Denis Attiret at the Qing court in Beijing, between 1755 and 1759.
PredecessorLama Dorji
SuccessorAmursana
Died1759
Kalgan
HouseChoros
DynastyDzungar Khanate

Dawachi (Chinese: 達瓦齊; pinyin: Dáwǎqí; Mongolian: Даваач; died 1759) was the last khan of the Dzungar Khanate from 1753 until his defeat at the hands of Qing and Mongol forces at Ili in 1755.

Dawachi belonged to the highest rank of Dzungar aristocracy. He traced his ancestry back directly to Erdeni Batur (died 1635), the founder of the Dzungar Khanate. His grandfather was Tsering Dondup. His brother, Tsewang Rabtan (1643-1727), led the Dzungar invasion and occupation of Tibet in 1717. His father was the second cousin of Galdan Tseren, the Khong Tayiji of the Dzungar Khanate from 1727 to 1745.