1. The Tibet Question

4. History of Tibet: Flip-flopping under the Dynasties  13 th c.-1368: Mongols Tibet = subject to Mongol laws Tibet = subject to Mongol laws  1368-1644: Ming no control over Tibet no control over Tibet  1644-1911: Qing Tibet = subject to Qing laws Tibet = subject to Qing laws

5. History of Tibet: Independence  1910: China invades Tibet  1911: Qing collapse  withdrawal from Tibet  1911-1951: Tibet independent (Dalai Lama)

6. History of Tibet: Mao Reclaims  1949: Mao’s revolution Mao threatens to “liberate” Tibet Mao threatens to “liberate” Tibet  Oct. 1950: China invades Tibet  April 1951: 17 Point Agreement = China reclaims Tibet control over Tibet’s external affairs control over Tibet’s external affairs military occupation military occupation “protection” of Tibet’s political system “protection” of Tibet’s political system

7. History of Tibet: Uprising & Exile  1959: Tibetan uprising 1000s of Tibetans die? (China disagrees) 1000s of Tibetans die? (China disagrees) Dalai Lama flees to India Dalai Lama flees to India May 9, 1959: Tibetan rebels file out of the Polata Palace to surrender

8. History of Tibet: Chinese Rule Since 1959  1965: China establishes Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR)  1966-1976: Cultural Revolution destroys monasteries & cultural artifacts  1980s-present: freedom of religion restored but religious people still persecuted; Han migration