China-Tibet Timeline
Chronology of Events · 1244 to Present
1244 – Mongols conquer Tibet. Tibet enjoys considerable autonomy under Yuan Dynasty. 1598 –Mongol Altan Khan makes high lama Sonam Gyastso the first Dalai Lama. 1630s – 1717 – Tibet is involved in power struggles between Manchu and Mongol factions in China. 1717 –Dzungar Mongols conquer Tibet and sack Lhasa. Chinese Emperor Kangxi ousts them in 1720 and re-establishes rule of the Dalai Lama. 1724 –─ Chinese Manchu (Qing) dynasty appoints resident commissioner to run Tibet, annexes parts of historic Kham and Amdo provinces. 1750 –─ Rebellion against Chinese commissioners is quelled by the Chinese…
