The14th
Dalai Lama
China/Tibet relationship
The relationship between Tibet and china has never been a good one.
641: Tibetan king Songtsen Gampo married to Chinese princess
763: Tibetan sack of Chinese capital Xian
821: Peace treaty between Tibet and...
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The14th
Dalai Lama
China/Tibet relationship
The relationship between Tibet and china has never been a good one.
641: Tibetan king Songtsen Gampo married to Chinese princess
763: Tibetan sack of Chinese capital Xian
821: Peace treaty between Tibet and China
These events show that at this time Tibet and china were independent nations of equal strength
During early 13th
century Tibet and China were both under the control of the Mongols
‘There is no historic evidence to support the assumption that the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) ruled
Tibet.
In fact, the Qing Emperor in 1652 not only accepted The Fifth Dalai Lama as a leader of an
independent state, the Emperor also treated Him as a Divinity on Earth.
’
1788: Nepal invades Tibet but the Manchus intervene on Tibet s side
1792: China enacts rules on how Tibet should elect its government
1905: Chinese troops led by Zhao Erfang invade Tibet and destroy around 6000 monasteries
1911: When the Qing dynasty fell, Chinese soldiers in Tibet mutiny an
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