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An expedition led by Qing General Yue Zhongqi expelled the Dzungars from Tibet in 1720 and established a Tibetan state under Qing protection.
Establishment
January 1721: An expedition led by General Yue Zhongqi, together with Tibetan forces under Polhanas of Tsang and Kangchennas (also spelled Gangchenney), the governor of Western Tibet expelled the Dzungars from Tibet in 1720 as patrons of the Khoshut and liberators of Tibet from the Dzungars.
January 1721: Qing conquest of Tibet.
Chronology
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Were a series of military campaigns launched by the Qing dynasty of China in the mid-late 18th century during the reign of the Qianlong Emperor.
1.1.Dzungar-Qing Wars
Were a series of Wars between the Dzungur Khanate and Qing China. The Dzungur Khanate was finally defeated and annexed by China.
1.1.1.Second Dzungar-Qing War
Was the second of a series of wars between the Dzungur Khanate and Qing China.
1.1.2.Third Dzungar-Qing War
Was the third of a series of Wars between the Dzungur Khanate and Qing China.
January 1724: Dzungar uprising in Qinghai on the Qinghai-Tibet plateau.
January 1733: The Qing Empire, led by Emperor Yongzheng, defeated the Dzungars in 1732 near the Erdene Zuu Monastery in Mongolia. This victory solidified Qing control over the region and led to the annexation of Qinghai into Tibet.
1.2.Sino-Burmese War
Was a war between Qing China and the Konbaung Dynasty of Burma. The war consisted of a series of unsuccesful Chinese invasions of Burma.
1.2.1.Second invasion (Sino-Burmese War)
Was the invasion of Burma by the Qing Dynasty, the third of four that form the Sino-Burmese War (1765-1769).
January 1792: Nepali Mulkaji (prime minister) Damodar Pande attacked the Tibetan moneastery of Digarcha and captured it.
February 1792: The army of Nepal leaves the monastery of Digarcha.
1.3.Sino-Nepalese War
Was an invasion of Tibet by Nepal from 1788 to 1792.
1.3.1.Nepalese invasion of Tibet
The Nepalese Gorkha troops invaded Tibet in 1789.
January 1789: The battle at Shikarjong in 1788 was fought between the Tibetan forces led by the Dalai Lama's regent, Desi Sangye Gyatso, and the Nepalese forces. The Tibetans were badly defeated, leading to the territory of Shikarjong, Gyirong, and Nyalam Town being occupied by Nepal.
January 1789: In 1788, Gorkha troops led by King Prithvi Narayan Shah of Nepal invaded Tibet, reaching Tashilhunpo, a major monastery in Shigatse. This military occupation marked a significant expansion of Nepalese influence in the region.
1.3.1.1.Treaty of Kerung
Was the treaty that ended the Sino-Nepalese War.
January 1790: The representatives of Tibet and Nepal met at Khiru in 1789 to have peace talks. In the talks Tibet was held responsible for the quarrel and were required to give compensation to Nepal for the losses incurred in the war. Tibet had also to pay tribute to Nepal a sum of Rs. 50,001 every year in return for giving back to Tibet all the territories acquired during the war. It was called the Treaty of Kerung. The Nepalese representatives were given Rs. 50,001 as the first installment. So giving back the territories Kerung, Kuti, Longa, Jhunga and Falak, they went back to Nepal.
Expansion during the rule of Prithvi Narayan Shah in the Gorkha Kingdom.
January 1747: Expansion of the Gorkha Kingdom under Prithvi Narayan Shah by 1746.
January 1748: Expansion of the Gorkha Kingdom under Prithvi Narayan Shah by 1747.
January 1749: Expansion of the Gorkha Kingdom under Prithvi Narayan Shah by 1748.
January 1750: Expansion of the Gorkha Kingdom under Prithvi Narayan Shah by 1749.
January 1751: Expansion of the Gorkha Kingdom under Prithvi Narayan Shah by 1750.
January 1752: Expansion of the Gorkha Kingdom under Prithvi Narayan Shah by 1751.
January 1753: Expansion of the Gorkha Kingdom under Prithvi Narayan Shah by 1752.
January 1754: Expansion of the Gorkha Kingdom under Prithvi Narayan Shah by 1753.
January 1755: Expansion of the Gorkha Kingdom under Prithvi Narayan Shah by 1754.
January 1756: Expansion of the Gorkha Kingdom under Prithvi Narayan Shah by 1755.
Was a revolt in Xinjiang by the followers of Āfāq Khoja, known as the Āfāqī Khojas, against Qing China.
January 1760: The Qing occupied the Altishahr region of Eastern Turkestan which had been settled by the followers of the Muslim political and religious leader Afaq Khoja.
Expansion during the rule of Rana Bahadur Shah in the Kingdom of Nepal.
January 1783: Based on the border of Nepal in 1782.
January 1787: Based on the border of Nepal in 1782.
Expansion during the rule of Ranjit Singh in the Sikh Empire.
January 1840: Expansion of the Sikh Empire by 1839.
5.1.Afghan-Sikh Wars
Were a series of military conflicts between the Durrani Empire and the Sikh Empire that took place mainly in the Punjab region.
January 1779: The city of Multan reverted to Afghan rule under the suzerainty of Nawab Muzaffar Khan in 1778.
Was a war between Tibet, a vassal of the Qing Dynasty, and the Sikh Empire.
6.1.Invasion of Tibet (1841)
Was the Sikh invasion of Tibet that started the Dogra-Tibetan War.
June 1841: One Sikh division invaded Tibet via the Rupshu valley and Hanle.
October 1841: Tibetan general Zorawar Singh, a prominent military leader in the Sikh Empire, was unable to hold Taklakot and retreated to the Mayum La, the border of West Tibet.
January 1842: In 1841, British explorer Alexander Burnes led one division along the Indus valley towards Tashigang. The territory was under the military occupation of the Sikh Empire at that time.
January 1842: Rudok conquered by sikh empire.
6.2.Tibetan Counterattack
Was the Tibetan counterattack against the Sikh invasion of the Dogra-Tibetan War.
November 1841: After severe fighting, Taklakot was retaken by the Tibetans.
December 1841: The Tibetans defeated the Sikh and pursued them up to Dumra (Nubra Valley, possibly Diskit), a day's journey from Leh, where they encamped.
September 1842: Qing China and the Sikh Empire signed a treaty in September 1842 that stipulated no transgressions or interference in the other country's frontiers.
Was a war between the forces of the Tibetan government (then under administrative rule of the Qing dynasty) and the invading Nepalese army.
April 1855: In 1855, General Dhir Shamsher of Nepal defeated a small Tibetan detachment at Chusan, captured Kuti, and advanced to Suna Gompa during a military occupation of the territory.
May 1855: Kerong, a strategic town in Tibet, was occupied by Nepalese military leader Bam Bahadur in 1855 without facing any resistance. This move was part of Nepal's expansionist policies under the leadership of Prime Minister Jang Bahadur Rana.
November 1855: In 1855, the Tibetan army, under the Qing dynasty, attacked Nepalese camps at Kuti and Dzongka. The Nepalese suffered heavy losses, with 700 men killed in Kuti. The survivors retreated to the border in November 5.
January 1856: Jang Bahadur sent reinforcements and in December Dhir Shamsher recaptured Kuti.
March 1856: In 1856, a Treaty was signed at Thapathali between Tibet (under Qing rule) and Nepal. The Tibetans agreed to pay an annual subsidy of ten thousand rupees to the Nepal Durbar and allowed a Nepalese trading station and agency to be established at Lhasa.
A period (1839-1949) of foregin interventions in China resulting in the occupation, conquest or lease of large territories by foregin countries.
8.1.British expedition to Tibet
Was a British military invasion of Tibet, at the time part of Qing China.
March 1904: Start of the British expedition to Tibet. The British army that departed Gnathong in Sikkim on 11 December 1903 and reached the pass of Guru, near Lake Bhan Tso, on 31 March.
May 1904: The battle at Karo La, which occurred on May 5-6 between British and Tibetan forces, is possibly the highest altitude action in history.
June 1904: On 28 June British Colonial forces cleared the Tsechen monastery.
July 1904: British storming of Gyantse Dzong.
July 1904: British troops reached the walls of another fortress, Peté Jong.
July 1904: On 25 July, British Colonial forces began to cross the Tsangpo river.
August 1904: The British force arrived in Lhasa to discover that the thirteenth Dalai Lama had fled to Urga.
January 1909: After Chinese and Tibetan Authorities had finished to pay indemnities to the British, the Chumbi Valley was given back to Tibet.
8.1.1.Treaty of Lhasa
Was the treaty that ended the British invasion of Tibiet.
September 1904: The Treaty of Lhasa ended the British expedition to Tibet, ceding the Chumbi Valley to Great Britain. Following the treaty, British forces evacuated the remaining occupied territories of Tibet.
Was a military campaign of the Qing dynasty to establish direct rule in Tibet in early 1910.
February 1910: Chinese military expedition occupies Lhasa on February 12.
February 1910: The 13th Dalai Lama was officially deposed on February, 25th 1910. Tibet, that had been a Chinese protectorate since the XVIII Century, was annexed directly to Qing China.
January 1731: Establishment of Chaudandi.
January 1761: Expansion of the Ahom Kingdom by 1769.
January 1821: Expansion of the Qing Dynasty by 1820 after the so-called "Ten Great Campaigns".
January 1843: The Sikhs reached an agreement with the Tibetans in 1842 under which the Sikh Confederation took possession of the territory south of the Karakoram pass and Pangong lake. The British also recognized this border, which took the name of the Johnson Line.
January 1843: The kingdom of Maryul lasted until 1842. In that year, the Dogra general Zorawar Singh conquered it.
January 1843: Tibet-Ladakh border is fixed at the Lhari stream near Demchok.
Disestablishment
February 1910: Chinese military expedition occupies Lhasa on February 12.
February 1910: The 13th Dalai Lama was officially deposed on February, 25th 1910. Tibet, that had been a Chinese protectorate since the XVIII Century, was annexed directly to Qing China.
Selected Sources
Rennell, J. (1782): Map of Hindustan, London (UK)
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