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Chinese troops need not be stationed in Tibet. It was argued that Tibet was under no threat, and if attacked by India or Nepal, could appeal to China for military assistance. While Lhasa deliberated, on 7 October 1950, Chinese troops advanced into eastern Tibet, crossing the border at five places. [58]
The history of Tibet from 1950 to the present includes the Chinese annexation of Tibet, during which Tibetan representatives signed the controversial Seventeen Point Agreement following the Battle of Chamdo and establishing an autonomous administration led by the 14th Dalai Lama under Chinese sovereignty.
The Tibetan Empire (Tibetan: བོད་ཆེན་པོ, Wylie: bod chen po,lit. ' Great Tibet '; was an empire centered on the Tibetan Plateau, formed as a result of expansion under the Yarlung dynasty heralded by its 33rd king, Songtsen Gampo, in the 7th century.
Chinese exploration includes exploratory Chinese travels abroad, on land and by sea, from the travels of Han dynasty diplomat Zhang Qian into Central Asia during the 2nd century BC until the Ming dynasty treasure voyages of the 15th century that crossed the Indian Ocean and reached as far as East Africa.
While the Tibetan plateau has been inhabited since pre-historic times, most of Tibet's history went unrecorded until the creation of Tibetan script in the 7th century. . Tibetan texts refer to the kingdom of Zhangzhung (c. 500 BCE – 625 CE) as the precursor of later Tibetan kingdoms and the originators of the Bon re
Tibet (Tibetan: བོད་, Wylie: Bod) was a de facto independent state in East Asia that lasted from the collapse of the Qing dynasty in 1912 until its annexation by the People's Republic of China in 1951.
Pholhanas (d. 1747) ends internal conflicts, and with Chinese support becomes ruler of Tibet. 1750: riots break out in Lhasa after the ambans assassination of the regent. 1751: The 7th Dalai Lama is recognised as ruler of Tibet, without effective political power. 1757: Death of the 7th Dalai Lama. 1758: Birth of the 8th Dalai Lama, Jompal ...
Battle of Chamdo or the Annexation of Tibet by the People's Republic of China Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Chinese conquest of Tibet .