China Project Tibet

Tibetan Ancient history People have been living in Tibet for about 21,000 years The first emperor of Tibet was a man named Songtsan Gampo Songtsan established the Tibetan empire between the years 604 AD and 650 AD. He also brought Buddhism to Tibet The Tibetan empire reaches it height in the 780s and this empire was secured for good after a 821 peace treaty with China The Tibetan Empire ended in 1240 when Tibet was invaded by Mongolia. Tibet stayed under Mongolian influence until 1724 when the Chinese Qing dynasty took over After the Qing dynasty collapsed in 1912 Tibet became independent and the Dali Lama was made ruler

Tibetan Modern History When the Communists won the Chinese Civil war in 1949 Tibet became one of the main refuges for their enemies therefore in 1950 Communist China invaded Tibet After gaining complete independence from China in 1914 Tibet governed itself for another 36 years During this time the Tibetans fought many border wars with Muslim warlords and smaller Chinese factions most of which they lost The invasion began when the Tibetan Army and Chinese forces fought a battle near the town of Chamdo There were 40,000 Chinese fighting only 8,500 Tibetans so the Chinese quickly won losing 114 men and killing 180 Tibetan troops. After the battle Tibet was made part of china.

Tibet Today Tibet is a self-governed region of the PRC spanning over 1,200,000 square kilometres Tibet today is an extremely mountainous region north of Nepal and is governed by China. Tibet has a population of about 3 Million people Tibet’s capital city is Lhasa which is home to half a million people Losang Jamcan is the current chairman of Tibet Tibet is China’s largest and least populated province

Tibetan Culture Nowadays people live much the same as they have for thousands of years in Tibet, living in small villages and tending their Yak herds The much older Bon religion has 12.5% and is mainly followed by more isolated mountain tribes The main religion of Tibet is Buddhism with 78.5% of the population following it As well as the ethnic Tibetans there are also many new settlers from China who have moved from very overpopulated areas to Tibet. These Chinese settlers make up 10% of the population of Tibet Many Tibetans are unhappy with Chinese rule and settlement and there have been many uprisings over the years. In 1959 the Dali Lama was even banished from Tibet