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History of Tibet |
History
An independent kingdom flourished in Tibet by the 7th
centaury. It was under Mongol influence from the 13th to
the 18th centaury, when it came under nominal Chinese
control. With the overthrow of the Ch'ing dynasty in
China in 1911, Tibet reasserted its independence, which
it maintained until 1950. In that year China invaded;
Tibet was made an autonomous region of China in 1951. An
anti-Chinese uprising in 1959 was crushed and repressive
measures introduced. The Dalai Lama and many priests
fled to India; but by the 1980s some Buddhist temples
had resumed operation. In the late 1980s there were
violent anti-Chinese demonstrations in Tibet, and
martial law was imposed (1989). Despite government
repression, demonstrations against Chinese rule have
continued. In 1995 the Chinese government rejected a boy
recognized as the Panchen Lama by the Dalai Lama and
forced the selection of another instead.
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