Unconquerable Tibet (1959)

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Tibet is a plateau region in Asia and a disputed territory, north of the Himalayas. It is home to the indigenous Tibetan people, and to some other ethnic groups such as Monpas and Lhobas, and is inhabited by considerable numbers of Han and Hui people. Tibet is the highest region on earth, with an average elevation of 4,900 metres (16,000 ft). It is sometimes referred to as the roof of the world.

During Tibet's history, it has existed as a region of separate sovereign areas, a single independent entity and as a vassal under Chinese suzerainty or sovereignty. Tibet was first unified under King Songtsän Gampo in the 7th century. At various times from the 1640s until 1950s, a government nominally headed by the Dalai Lamas, a line of spiritual political leaders, ruled a large portion of the Tibetan region. During some of this period, the Tibetan administration was subordinate to the Chinese empire of the Qing Dynasty.

In 1913 the 13th Dalai Lama expelled Qing's representatives and troops from what is now the Tibet Autonomous Region. While the expulsion was seen as an assertion of Tibetan autonomy, Tibet's proclaimed independence was not accepted by the government of China, nor did Tibet receive foreign diplomatic recognition and in 1945 China's sovereignty over Tibet was not questioned by the United Nations.

Following a decisive invasion and battle at Chamdo in 1950, the Communist Party of China gained control of the region of Kham to the West of the Upper Yangtze River. The next year the 14th Dalai Lama and his government signed the Seventeen Point Agreement. In 1959, he together with a group of Tibetan leaders and followers fled to India and set up the Government of Tibet in Exile in Dharamshala. Beijing and the Government-in-exile disagree over when Tibet became a part of China, and whether the incorporation into China of Tibet is legitimate according to international law. Since what constitutes Tibet is a matter of much debate, neither its size nor population are simple matters of fact, due to various entities claiming differing areas as part of "Tibet."

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  • @Seleucus84

    Tibet got rid of the death penalty in 1913 and flogging was the worst thing that happened to Tibetan prisoners apart from one incident I'm aware of.

    In 2011 the communist party won't admit how many thousands of prisoners it kills every year.

    Falun Gong have their organs harvested despite committing no crime. China and Tibet are far worse in 2011 than the feudalism in Tibet before the communist party invaded in 1949.

  • I do not know where they filmed this documentary but it seem to be the film is a mixture of different things. another question is what happened to the yaks?

  • @Seleucus84 - you read Chinese propaganda but you are young enough to learn the truth yet !

  • Read phayul.com

    Running-Dog Propagandists - Jamyang Norbu

  • And all of this was documented before the Chinese invasion by various sources.

    Check out:

    Friendly Feudalism: The Tibet Myth

    by Michael Parenti

  • What this clip fails to mention is the brutal feudal system of government, which was in effect a theocracy, in place in Tibet before the Chinese invasion.

    The majority of people were serfs who worked the lands for the monks, or wealthy landowners who supported the monks. The wealthy landowners routinely tortured serfs. Execution for dissenters was common, so were punishments such as amputation. There were also cases of child abuse within the all male monasteries.

  • thanks for really educational video

  • Unconquerable? really? is tibet Unconquerable?

    Long Live His Holy Shit Dalai Lama cock sucker!  LOL

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