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CONTENTS: The Truth of Tibet: A Nation the World Lost
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Preface
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13
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Acknowledgement
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19
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Maps and Illustrations
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23
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CHAPTER 1
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China Invades Tibet
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27
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1.1
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Mao Zedong Prepares to Occupy Tibet
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27
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1.2
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China Invades Tibet
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36
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CHAPTER 2
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Tibet's Past
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63
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2.1
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Nature Too was Unkind to Tibet
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63
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2.2
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People and Culture
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66
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2.3
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Tibetan people
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69
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2.4
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Prehistoric Tibet and China
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75
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2.5
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Tribute System
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85
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CHAPTER 3
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A Brief History of Independent Tibet 1
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95
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3.1
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Formation of the Tibetan State and the Emergence of the Tibetan Empire
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95
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3.2
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The Revival of Buddhism: The Second Transmission
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107
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3.3
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Tibet's Northern Neighbours during the Second Transmission
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113
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CHAPTER 4
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A Brief History of Tibet 2
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125
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4.1
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The Establishment of Contact
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125
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4.2
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Principal Aspects of the Sakya Rule
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135
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CHAPTER 5
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Brief History of Independent Tibet 3
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145
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5.1
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The Fall of the Sakya Dynasty (1249-1358)
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145
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5.2
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Tibet Ming China Relations 1368-1644
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151
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5.3
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The Rise of Tibet's Northern Neighbors -- the Four Oirats
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168
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CHAPTER 6
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The Rise of the Dalai Lamas
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175
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6.1
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The Rise of the Gelug School of Tibetan Buddhism
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175
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6.2
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Sonam Gyatso: The First Buddhist Lama to Hold the Title of Dalai Lama
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183
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6.3
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The Panchen Lamas
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197
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CHAPTER 7
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Tibet-Manchu China Relations 1644-1911
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209
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7.1
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The Manchu Foothold in Tibet
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209
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7.2
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The Seventh Dalai Lama: Secular and Spiritual Head of Tibet
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219
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7.3
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Emperor Qianlong Delays Aid to Tibet against Nepal's Aggression
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226
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7.4
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Qianlong Tries to Assert His Authority over Tibet through "29 Point Edict"
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231
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7.5
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The Manchus Desert the Tibetans
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242
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7.6
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The Submission of Manchu Rulers and the British Invasion of Tibet
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258
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7.7
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Comments: Manchu Chinese Relationship during the Manchu Period (1644-1912)
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283
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CHAPTER 8
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History of East Tibet
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293
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8.1
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Amdo and Kham during the Manchu Dynasty
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293
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8.2
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Amdo: Traditional Region of Tibet
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314
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8.3
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The Decline of Manchu Power in China
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318
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8.4
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The Rise of Gonpo Namgyel -- Robinhood of Kham
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321
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8.5
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Manchu Dynasty's Swan-Song -- the Forward Policy
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329
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8.6
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Britain Prevents Tibet from Retaking Kham
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334
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Annexures
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343
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Selected Bibliography
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351
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