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An 8 page paper which argues that Tibet should be a free nation. A brief presentation of the history of Tibet is also provided in order to understand the position of this region of the world. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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8 pages (~225 words per page)
File: JR7_RAtibet.rtf
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independent kingdom with its capital at Lhasa. The Chinese first established relations with Tibet during the Tang dynasty (618-906), and there were frequent wars of conquest" (Anonymous Tibet: History, 2001;
1004902370?). By the end of the 12th century many Indian Buddhists fled, from Muslim invasion, into Tibet. "In the 13th cent. Tibet fell under Mongol influence, which was to
last until the 18th cent. In 1270, Kublai Khan, emperor of China, was converted to Buddhism by the abbot of the Sakya lamasery; the abbot returned to Tibet to found
the Sakya dynasty (1270-1340) and to become the first priest-king of Tibet. In 1720, the Ching dynasty replaced Mongol rule in Tibet. China thereafter claimed suzerainty, often merely nominal" (Anonymous
Tibet: History, 2001; 1004902370?). It was during the 18th century that the British took notice of Tibet, attempting to establish relations which would be hindered by the Gurkha invasion
of 1788 and the subsequent Gurkha war (1792). "Jesuits and Capuchins had visited Tibet in the 17th and 18th cent., but throughout the 19th cent. Tibet maintained its traditional seclusion.
Meanwhile, Ladakh, long part of Tibet, was lost to the rulers of Kashmir, and Sikkim was detached (1890) by Britain" (Anonymous Tibet: History, 2001; 1004902370?). Finally British were successful and
in 1893 were allowed a trading post at Yadong, "but continued Tibetan interference led to the military expedition (1904) of Sir Francis Younghusband to Lhasa, which enforced the granting of
trade posts at Yadong, Gyangz?, and Gar" (Anonymous Tibet: History , 2001; 1004902370?). In the 20th century the British recognized Chinas control over Tibet, although the Tibetans were able,
"with the overthrow of the Ching dynasty in China, to expel (1912) the Chinese in Tibet and reassert their independence. At a conference (1913-14) of British, Tibetans, and Chinese at
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