Questions tagged [tibet]
Questions about the history of the central Asian region known as Tibet.
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Help me understand a sentence about one particular episode of History quoted from a Conan Doyle Essay
In the present crowded state of the world a policy of Thibet may be carried out in some obscure corner.
This is from Arthur Conan Doyle's book "the Great Boer War".
I'm French and I don't ...
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Was Ottawa, Canada the origin of the "Free Tibet" movement that became world famous in the 80's and 90's?
Free Tibet as a slogan became world-famous starting from 1986-1987
And the only reference I can find as to the sparks that ignited the movement are a demonstration in Ottawa in 1986, where Tibetans ...
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Why was the Tea Horse Route through Tibet less prevalent than the Silk Road route through Tarim Basin, for contact between China and India?
The two major travellers to India, Faxian and Xuanzang visited India from the circuitous western route, while the third one Yijing travelled by sea. Xuanzang described hardships in his journey, and ...
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Were Korea and Tibet's relationship with Qing China similar?
Korea (Joseon) and Tibet both paid tribute to the Qing Empire, while maintaining internal autonomy. However, Chinese Nationalists were happy to support the independence of Korea, but not that of Tibet....
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Was the 1959 Tibetan Uprising really an uprising?
Was the "1959 Tibetan uprising", sometimes called "1959 Tibetan rebellion" really an uprising/rebellion? Why is it called "uprising"?
"uprising" to me signifies something violent, but the events in ...
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Possible history behind photograph related to 1962 Sino-Indian War
I came across the following image in an archive of photographs related to the 1962 Sino-Indian War:
I have posted a question for identification of the aircraft.
The text in the archive seems to ...
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Why did China annex Tibet?
This is probably a very naive question, but here it goes: Was there an economical or political reason for the invasion of Tibet by China in 1950?
It does not seem to me that Tibet is a particularly ...
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Were Korean and Tibetan rulers ever styled as 'sons of heaven'?
Chinese dynasts adopted the term "Son of Heaven" or "Son of [the god] Tian" (天子) during the early Zhou period around the turn of the 1st millennium BCE, and continued using it until the overthrow of ...
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Was Tibet ruled by Yuan Dynasty empires?
Did Yuan dynasty empires ever ruled Tibet as they claim or was it always an independent state as claimed by The Tibetan Govt in Exile?
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How was the political landscape of Tibet during the era of fragmentation?
When reading about the end of the Tibetan empire, information about the political situation of the area is scarce (most authors focus a lot on the religion).
Basically, who was de facto or de jure in ...
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Is there any evidence that the fall of the Tibetan empire led to an increase in Buddhism?
According to this Wiki page, "a basket of Buddhist scriptures arrived in Tibet from India" in the 5th century and were translated sometime around 618-649. Tibetan Buddhism reached it's peak "with ...
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What is a good, authoritative source on the history of Tibet?
I'd like to know more about this topic as people often discuss it with me. What is a good book for me to read to gain a better understanding of Tibetan history?
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