History of Tibet - Evaluation of PRC rule

A series of emperors ruled Tibet from the 7th to the 11th century. At times Tibetan rule extended as far south as Bengal and as far north as Mongolia. In general the Tibetans faced and posed a greater military threat against China than India due to the protection of the Himalaya; thus China was called Rgya-nag meaning the Black Empire, whereas India was called Rgya-gar, meaning the White Empire.

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History of Tibet, History of Tibet - Prehistory, History of Tibet - Mythological Origins, History of Tibet - The Tibetan Empire, History of Tibet - First appearance in history, History of Tibet - Founding of the Dynasty, History of Tibet - The reign of Songtsen Gampo circa. 620-650, History of Tibet - The reign of Khri-mang-slon-rtsan 650-677, History of Tibet - The reign of Khri-‘dus-srong-rtsan 677-704, History of Tibet - The reign of Khri-lde-gtsug-brtsan 704-754, History of Tibet - The Mongols and the Sakya Sa-skya school, History of Tibet - Rise of the Geluk Dge-lugs school, History of Tibet - Qing rule, History of Tibet - British influence, History of Tibet - Renewed Chinese rule, History of Tibet - Evaluation of PRC rule

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The 13th Dalai Lama fled to Mongolia, so the British imposed a treaty on whatever Tibetan authority they could find in Lhasa. This required Tibet to open its border with British India, to allow British and Indian traders to travel freely, not to impose customs duties on trade with India, and not to enter into relations with any foreign power without British approval. A 1906 treaty with China repeated these conditions, making Tibet a de facto British protectorate, although th ...

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History of Tibet, History of Tibet - Prehistory, History of Tibet - Mythological Origins, History of Tibet - The Tibetan Empire, History of Tibet - First appearance in history, History of Tibet - Founding of the Dynasty, History of Tibet - The reign of Songtsen Gampo circa. 620-650, History of Tibet - The reign of Khri-mang-slon-rtsan 650-677, History of Tibet - The reign of Khri-‘dus-srong-rtsan 677-704, History of Tibet - The reign of Khri-lde-gtsug-brtsan 704-754, History of Tibet - The Mongols and the Sakya Sa-skya school, History of Tibet - Rise of the Geluk Dge-lugs school, History of Tibet - Qing rule, History of Tibet - British influence, History of Tibet - Renewed Chinese rule, History of Tibet - Evaluation of PRC rule

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The Chinese Communist regime led by Mao Zedong which came to power in October 1949 lost little time in enforcing its claim to Tibet. In 1950 the People's Liberation Army entered western Kham (Khams) and Ü-Tsang (Dbu-gtsang) with little resistance. In May 1951 a treaty signed by representatives of the Dalai Lama and local government, provided for Chinese military occupation and rule by a joint Chinese-Tibetan authority. The Chinese at this time did not try to reform Tibet's social or religious system, inside of the newly created Tibetan Autonomous Region, but Eastern Kham and Amdo were treated like any other Chinese province ...

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History of Tibet, History of Tibet - Prehistory, History of Tibet - Mythological Origins, History of Tibet - The Tibetan Empire, History of Tibet - First appearance in history, History of Tibet - Founding of the Dynasty, History of Tibet - The reign of Songtsen Gampo circa. 620-650, History of Tibet - The reign of Khri-mang-slon-rtsan 650-677, History of Tibet - The reign of Khri-‘dus-srong-rtsan 677-704, History of Tibet - The reign of Khri-lde-gtsug-brtsan 704-754, History of Tibet - The Mongols and the Sakya Sa-skya school, History of Tibet - Rise of the Geluk Dge-lugs school, History of Tibet - Qing rule, History of Tibet - British influence, History of Tibet - Renewed Chinese rule, History of Tibet - Evaluation of PRC rule

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In 1788 the Gurkha King Prithvi Narayan Shah, in the process of carving out the modern boundaries of Nepal, invaded Tibet. Unable to defeat the Gurkhas alone the Tibetans called upon Qing reinforcements. The Qing-Tibetan army defeated the Gurkhas and invaded Nepal. Thereafter Nepal was officially a tributary state to the Qing Empire. This brought the attention of the British, which regarded Nepal as being within its sphere of influence. The Tibetans withdrew from Nepal, but they closed the Tibetan border and refused to allow any forei ...

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History of Tibet, History of Tibet - Prehistory, History of Tibet - Mythological Origins, History of Tibet - The Tibetan Empire, History of Tibet - First appearance in history, History of Tibet - Founding of the Dynasty, History of Tibet - The reign of Songtsen Gampo circa. 620-650, History of Tibet - The reign of Khri-mang-slon-rtsan 650-677, History of Tibet - The reign of Khri-‘dus-srong-rtsan 677-704, History of Tibet - The reign of Khri-lde-gtsug-brtsan 704-754, History of Tibet - The Mongols and the Sakya Sa-skya school, History of Tibet - Rise of the Geluk Dge-lugs school, History of Tibet - Qing rule, History of Tibet - British influence, History of Tibet - Renewed Chinese rule, History of Tibet - Evaluation of PRC rule

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After the Mongol Prince Köden took control of the Kokonor region in 1239, in order to investigate the possibility of attacking Song China from the West, he sent his general Doorda Darqan on a reconissance mission into Tibet in 1240. During this expedition the Kadampa (Bka'-gdams) monasteries of Rwa-sgreng and Rgyal-lha-khang were burned, and 500 people killed. The death of Ögödei the Mongol Qaɣan (Khan) in 1241 brought Mongol military activity around the world temporarily to a hault. Mongol interests in Tibet resumed in 1244 when Prince ...

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History of Tibet, History of Tibet - Prehistory, History of Tibet - Mythological Origins, History of Tibet - The Tibetan Empire, History of Tibet - First appearance in history, History of Tibet - Founding of the Dynasty, History of Tibet - The reign of Songtsen Gampo circa. 620-650, History of Tibet - The reign of Khri-mang-slon-rtsan 650-677, History of Tibet - The reign of Khri-‘dus-srong-rtsan 677-704, History of Tibet - The reign of Khri-lde-gtsug-brtsan 704-754, History of Tibet - The Mongols and the Sakya Sa-skya school, History of Tibet - Rise of the Geluk Dge-lugs school, History of Tibet - Qing rule, History of Tibet - British influence, History of Tibet - Renewed Chinese rule, History of Tibet - Evaluation of PRC rule

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The first Tibetan king Gnya'-khri-btsan-po is supposed to have descended from the sky, or immigrated to Tibet from India. Because of his strange physical features such as having webbed hands, and eyes which close from below, he is supposed to have been greeted by the locals as a god. The king remained connected to the heavens with a rope and rather than dying ascended the same rope again. The legendary King Dri-gum-brtsan-po provoked his groom Lo-ngam to fight with him, and during the fight the King's heaven-cord was cut, he was also killed. Dri-gum-brtsan-po and subsequent kings left corpses and were bur ...

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History of Tibet, History of Tibet - Prehistory, History of Tibet - Mythological Origins, History of Tibet - The Tibetan Empire, History of Tibet - First appearance in history, History of Tibet - Founding of the Dynasty, History of Tibet - The reign of Songtsen Gampo circa. 620-650, History of Tibet - The reign of Khri-mang-slon-rtsan 650-677, History of Tibet - The reign of Khri-‘dus-srong-rtsan 677-704, History of Tibet - The reign of Khri-lde-gtsug-brtsan 704-754, History of Tibet - The Mongols and the Sakya Sa-skya school, History of Tibet - Rise of the Geluk Dge-lugs school, History of Tibet - Qing rule, History of Tibet - British influence, History of Tibet - Renewed Chinese rule, History of Tibet - Evaluation of PRC rule

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It is not known if the Tibetans originated in Central Asia or East Asia, but they do share a lingusitic affiliation with Burmese and the other Tibeto-Burman languages, suggesting a common origin. Certainly an independent Tibetan language and Tibetan culture existed prior the advent of Tibet in History. Prehistoric Iron Age hill forts and burial complexes have recently been found on the Chang Tang plateau but the remoteness of the location is hampering archaeological research. The initial identification of this culture is as the Zhang Zhung culture which is described in ancient Tibetan texts and is know ...

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History of Tibet, History of Tibet - Prehistory, History of Tibet - Mythological Origins, History of Tibet - The Tibetan Empire, History of Tibet - First appearance in history, History of Tibet - Founding of the Dynasty, History of Tibet - The reign of Songtsen Gampo circa. 620-650, History of Tibet - The reign of Khri-mang-slon-rtsan 650-677, History of Tibet - The reign of Khri-‘dus-srong-rtsan 677-704, History of Tibet - The reign of Khri-lde-gtsug-brtsan 704-754, History of Tibet - The Mongols and the Sakya Sa-skya school, History of Tibet - Rise of the Geluk Dge-lugs school, History of Tibet - Qing rule, History of Tibet - British influence, History of Tibet - Renewed Chinese rule, History of Tibet - Evaluation of PRC rule

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Lobsang Gyatso (Wylie transliteration: Blo-bzang Rgya-mtsho), the Great Fifth Dalai Lama, (1617-1682) was the first Dalai Lama to yield effective political power over central Tibet. The 5th Dalai Lama is known for unifying Tibet under the control of the Gelugpa (Dge-lugs) school of Tibetan Buddhism, after defeating the rival Kagyupa (Bka'-brgyud) and Jonang sects and the secular ruler, the prince of Shang, during a prolonged civil war. His efforts were successful in part because of aid from Gushi Khan (Gushri Khan), a powerful Mongol ...

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History of Tibet, History of Tibet - Prehistory, History of Tibet - Mythological Origins, History of Tibet - The Tibetan Empire, History of Tibet - First appearance in history, History of Tibet - Founding of the Dynasty, History of Tibet - The reign of Songtsen Gampo circa. 620-650, History of Tibet - The reign of Khri-mang-slon-rtsan 650-677, History of Tibet - The reign of Khri-‘dus-srong-rtsan 677-704, History of Tibet - The reign of Khri-lde-gtsug-brtsan 704-754, History of Tibet - The Mongols and the Sakya Sa-skya school, History of Tibet - Rise of the Geluk Dge-lugs school, History of Tibet - Qing rule, History of Tibet - British influence, History of Tibet - Renewed Chinese rule, History of Tibet - Evaluation of PRC rule

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