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Events relating to tibet
Thonmi Sambhota, a student of Sanskrit, devises a way of writing Tibetan and produces treatises on Tibetan grammar
Songtsen Gampo builds temples in Lhasa for his two Buddhist wives, thus introducing the religion to Tibet
The Tibetan link with the Mongols brings Tibet within the Chinese empire of Kublai Khan
On the fall of the Yuan dynasty, replaced by the Ming, Tibet declares its independence from China
The Mongols depose the ruling dynasty of Tibet and offer the country to the Dalai Lama, to be ruled by him with Mongol military support
British troops under Francis Younghusband enter Tibet's holy city of Lhasa
Tibet declares its independence after the fall of the Qing dynasty and the end of imperial China
Chinese troops move into Tibet, meeting little resistance
An agreement is signed by which a joint Tibetan-Chinese authority will nominally govern Tibet
The Dalai Lama escapes from Tibet to India after the Chinese suppression of an armed uprising costing thousands of Buddhist lives
Demonstrations in Tibet turn violent as protesters target Chinese buildings and individuals