24 Facts About Tibet

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

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

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

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

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

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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.

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

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

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 Tibet a Chinese province.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 Tibet and send much of their income home to other provinces.

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

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