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Conflict South Asia

Tibetan Uprising

1959 CE

Popular Tibetan revolt against Chinese Communist rule, centred on Lhasa. The uprising was brutally suppressed by PLA forces, forcing the Dalai Lama to flee to India with 80,000 followers. An estimated 87,000 Tibetans were killed in the uprising and subsequent repression.

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Belligerents

The main peoples, kingdoms and states involved.

  • Tibetan resistance (Chushi Gangdruk)
  • People's Republic of China

Key moments

Defining events in the Tibetan Uprising.

  1. 1959 Siege of Norbulingka Palace
  2. 1959 Battle of Lhasa

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