The Tibet Question

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The Tibet Question
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History of Tibet Flip-flopping under the
Dynasties

• 13th c.-1368 Mongols
• Tibet subject to Mongol laws
• 1368-1644 Ming
• no control over Tibet
• 1644-1911 Qing
• Tibet subject to Qing laws

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History of TibetIndependence

• 1910 China invades Tibet
• 1911 Qing collapse ? withdrawal from Tibet
• 1911-1951 Tibet independent (Dalai Lama)

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History of TibetMao Reclaims

• 1949 Maos revolution
• Mao threatens to liberate Tibet
• Oct. 1950 China invades Tibet
• April 1951 17 Point Agreement China reclaims
  Tibet
• control over Tibets external affairs
• military occupation
• protection of Tibets political system

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History of TibetUprising Exile

• 1959 Tibetan uprising
• 1000s of Tibetans die? (China disagrees)
• Dalai Lama flees to India

May 9, 1959 Tibetan rebels file out of the
Polata Palace to surrender
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History of TibetChinese 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