1959Tibetan Uprising and Dalai Lama's Exile

March 10 – 23: Uprising in Tibet against China leads to the ...
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👑 5th Dalai Lama Establishes Theocratic Rule in Tibet

5th Dalai Lama swept power in Tibet, he established the theocratic state in Tibet after series battles against regional Kingdoms.
5th Dalai Lama Establishes Theocratic Rule in Tibet (1642)
TibetDalai LamaTheocracyPolitical ConsolidationBuddhism

🇨🇳 Wuchang Uprising Initiates Chinese Revolution

October 10: 1911 Revolution, which overthrew the Qing dynasty of China, begins.
Wuchang Uprising Initiates Chinese Revolution (1911)
RevolutionQing DynastyRepublicPolitical Change
ChinaChina

👑 14th Dalai Lama Assumes Full Political Authority

November 17: Lhamo Dondrub assumes full political powers as the 14th Dalai Lama of Tibet.
14th Dalai Lama Assumes Full Political Authority (1950)
Dalai LamaTibetReligious LeadershipCold WarExileBuddhismTheocracy

📿 Tibetan Uprising and Dalai Lama's Exile

Tibetan Uprising and Dalai Lama's Exile (1959)
Cold WarTibetDalai LamaExileReligious ViolencePolitical ConflictBuddhismHuman Rights
ChinaChinaIndiaIndia

🙏 Dalai Lama Recognizes Gedhun Choekyi Nyima as Panchen Lama's Incarnation

May 14: The Dalai Lama proclaims 6-year-old Gedhun Choekyi Nyima as the 11th reincarnation of the Panchen Lama.
Dalai Lama Recognizes Gedhun Choekyi Nyima as Panchen Lama's Incarnation (1995)
BuddhismDalai LamaReincarnationTibetReligious AuthoritySpiritual Leader
ChinaChina