Facts of Tibet of China

Facts of Tibet of China

(More detail in the web link:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tibet )


Tibet is a plateau region in Central Asia and the home to the indigenous Tibetan people. With an average elevation of 4,900 metres (16,000 ft), it is the highest region on Earth and is commonly referred to as the Roof of the World.

Tibet is part of the People\'s Republic of China (PRC) (with a small part, depending on definitions, controlled by India). As an exclusive mandate, Tibet is also officially claimed by the Republic of China (Taiwan). In the Tibetan sovereignty debate, the government of the People\'s Republic of China and the Government of Tibet in Exile disagree over when Tibet became a part of China. Geographically, UNESCO and Encyclopædia Britannica[1] consider Tibet to be part of Central Asia, while several academic organizations controversially consider it part of South Asia.

Many parts of the region were united in the seventh century by King Songtsän Gampo. From the early 1600s the Dalai Lamas, commonly known as spiritual leaders of the region, have been heads of a centralised Tibetan administration (at least nominally),[2] and are believed to be the emanations of Avalokiteśvara (Chenrezig [spyan ras gzigs] in Tibetan), the bodhisattva of compassion.

In 1751, the Manchurian (Qing) government, which ruled China from 1644 to 1912, established the Dalai Lama as both the spiritual leader and political leader of Tibet who lead a government (Kashag) with four Kalöns in it.[3] Between the 17th century and 1959, the Dalai Lama and his regents were the predominant political power administering religious and administrative authority[2] over large parts of Tibet from the traditional capital Lhasa.

In the battle for supremacy in central Asia between Victorian Britain and Tsarist Russia, a British force under soldier Francis Younghusband eventually invaded Tibet, cut down its warriors with the Maxim gun and occupied Lhasa in 1904. [4] [5] The invasion led to a peace treaty between Britain and Tibet, a document that some Tibetan historians see as recognition of their remote mountain home as an independent entity.

Imperial China was outraged by the invasion but could do nothing to stop it and waged a diplomatic battle to protect its own claims over Tibet.[5]
In 1949-1950, soon after the establishment of the People\'s Republic of China, Chairman Mao Zedong ordered the \'liberation\' of Tibet by the People\'s Liberation Army. Many Tibetan nobles and working people co-operated with the PRC government.[5] However clashes broke out over land reform and the Buddhist religion. In 1959, the Dalai Lama fled to India.
The CIA funded a secret guerrilla war until President Richard Nixon decided to make up with Mao in 1969. Famines, followed by Chinese violence during the cultural revolution, intensified resistance to no avail.[5]
The Dalai Lama himself has long since abandoned calls for independence and now seeks genuine autonomy and respect for Tibetan\'s human rights. [5] [6] The move was seen to be unpopular with many Tibetan government in exile.[6]

More detail in the web.
Link:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tibet