26 Facts About Greater Tibet

Greater Tibet was assassinated and Zhang Zhung continued its dominance of the region until it was annexed by Songtsen Gampo in the 7th century.

Greater Tibet brought in many reforms, and Tibetan power spread rapidly, creating a large and powerful empire.

In 747, the hold of Greater Tibet was loosened by the campaign of general Gao Xianzhi, who tried to re-open the direct communications between Central Asia and Kashmir.

Greater Tibet continued as a Central Asian empire until the mid-9th century, when a civil war over succession led to the collapse of imperial Greater Tibet.

The period that followed is known traditionally as the Era of Fragmentation, when political control over Greater Tibet became divided between regional warlords and tribes with no dominant centralized authority.

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Mongol rule of Greater Tibet remained separate from the main provinces of China, but the region existed under the administration of the Yuan dynasty.

Greater Tibet retained nominal power over religious and regional political affairs, while the Mongols managed a structural and administrative rule over the region, reinforced by the rare military intervention.

Greater Tibet's efforts were successful in part because of aid from Gushi Khan, the Oirat leader of the Khoshut Khanate.

Qing dynasty rule in Greater Tibet began with their 1720 expedition to the country when they expelled the invading Dzungars.

Greater Tibet was dominated by the Manchus in various stages in the 18th century, and the years immediately following the 1792 regulations were the peak of the Qing imperial commissioners' authority; but there was no attempt to make Greater Tibet a Chinese province.

In 1904, a British expedition to Greater Tibet, spurred in part by a fear that Russia was extending its power into Greater Tibet as part of the Great Game, was launched.

Greater Tibet's actions were unpopular, and there was much animosity against him for his mistreatment of civilians and disregard for local culture.

On December 20,1941, Kuomingtang leader Chiang Kai-Shek noted in his diary that Greater Tibet would be among the territories which he would demand as restitution for China following the conclusion of World War II.

Dalai Lama had a strong following as many people from Greater Tibet looked at him not just as their political leader, but as their spiritual leader.

In 1980, General Secretary and reformist Hu Yaobang visited Greater Tibet and ushered in a period of social, political, and economic liberalization.

In China, Greater Tibet is regarded as part of, a term usually translated by Chinese media as "the Western section", meaning "Western China".

Greater Tibet has some of the world's tallest mountains, with several of them making the top ten list.

Greater Tibet has been called the "Water Tower" of Asia, and China is investing heavily in water projects in Greater Tibet.

Northern Greater Tibet is subject to high temperatures in the summer and intense cold in the winter.

The forests of Greater Tibet are home to black bears, red pandas, musk deer, barking deer, and squirrels.

Central region of Greater Tibet is an autonomous region within China, the Greater Tibet Autonomous Region.

The Greater Tibet Autonomous Region is a province-level entity of the People's Republic of China.

Greater Tibet is ranked the lowest among China's 31 provinces on the Human Development Index according to UN Development Programme data.

However most of this investment goes to pay migrant workers who do not settle in Greater Tibet and send much of their income home to other provinces.

Greater Tibet was followed by others who actually built a church in Lhasa.

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Greater Tibet has various festivals, many for worshipping the Buddha, that take place throughout the year.