Dr. Daniel Wojahn

Assistant Professor

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Biography

Daniel Wojahn is a Postdoctoral Researcher at the Centre for Socio-Legal Studies at the University of Oxford, specializing in Tibetan legal and political history. He received his PhD in Tibetan and Himalayan Studies from Oxford, where he was a Leverhulme Scholarship holder and a Robert H. N. Ho Family Foundation Dissertation Fellow in Buddhist Studies in 2023. Prior to his tenure at Oxford, Daniel completed his Master of Arts in Indology and Central Asian Studies at Leipzig University in Germany. His doctoral research focused on Tibetan experiences during Mongol rule in the 13th century, revealing complex interactions between local governance, religious traditions, social processes, and bureaucratic practices during this transformative period. His current research explores zhal lce, a unique corpus of Tibetan legal texts, investigating their creation, reception, and historical impact in Tibet.

Research Interests

Requirements for University of Oxford

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3.7
IELTS
Listening
Required:7
Reading
Required:7
Writing
Required:7
Speaking
Required:7
Overall
Required:7.5
TOEFL
Listening
Required:22
Reading
Required:24
Writing
Required:24
Speaking
Required:25
Total
Required:110
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree in Politics, International Relations, Economics, History, Law, Philosophy or Sociology
Application Checklist
  • Three academic references
  • Official transcripts
  • CV/Resume
  • Statement of Purpose (1,000 words)
  • Two academic essays (2,000 words each)
Specialization Notes

Department of Politics and International Relations - Higher Level English requirement.