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{{Nation|common_name=Tibet|full_name=State of Tibet|local_name=རྒྱལ་ཁབབོད་|capital=Lasa|largest_city=Shigatse|government_type=Semi-sacerdotal Buddhist state|languages=Tibetan (official) </br> Pali (religious) </br> Sherpa}} |
{{Nation|common_name=Tibet|full_name=State of Tibet|local_name=རྒྱལ་ཁབབོད་|capital=Lasa|largest_city=Shigatse|government_type=Semi-sacerdotal Buddhist state|languages=Tibetan (official) </br> Pali (religious) </br> Sherpa}} |
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'''Tibet''' (Tibetan: བོད ''Bod'', Chinese: 土番) is a country in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inner_Asia Inner Asia] consisting of three historic regions - Ü-Tsang, Amdo, and Kham. It is bordered by China to the east, [[Turkestan]] to the west, [[Serindia]] to the north, and various Indian states to the south. |
'''Tibet''' (Tibetan: བོད ''Bod'', Chinese: 土番) is a country in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inner_Asia Inner Asia] consisting of three historic regions - Ü-Tsang, Amdo, and Kham. It is bordered by China to the east, [[Turkestan]] to the west, [[Serindia]] to the north, and various Indian states to the south. The tallest mountain in the world, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Everest#Name Komolangma], is located in Tibet. |
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== History == |
== History == |
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==== Administrative divisions ==== |
==== Administrative divisions ==== |
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Tibet consists of seven administrative provinces: Ü, Tsang, Ngari, Qangtang, Amdo, Kham, and Sum Pa. |
Tibet consists of seven administrative provinces (''khö''): Ü, Tsang, Ngari, Qangtang, Amdo, Kham, and Sum Pa. They are further subdivided into 48 counties (''rkya''). |
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== Demographics == |
== Demographics == |
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Latest revision as of 13:56, 17 February 2022
| Tibet | |
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| State of Tibet | |
| རྒྱལ་ཁབབོད་ | |
| Capital | Lasa |
| Largest City | Shigatse |
| Government Type | Semi-sacerdotal Buddhist state |
| Languages | Tibetan (official) Pali (religious) Sherpa |
Tibet (Tibetan: བོད Bod, Chinese: 土番) is a country in Inner Asia consisting of three historic regions - Ü-Tsang, Amdo, and Kham. It is bordered by China to the east, Turkestan to the west, Serindia to the north, and various Indian states to the south. The tallest mountain in the world, Komolangma, is located in Tibet.
History
Premodern Tibet
Pre-imperial and Imperial eras
Fragmentation and the Tibetan Renaissance
Dynastic & Mongol eras
Modern Tibet
Rise of the Dalai Lama
Qing rule
Dogra dynasty and the British protectorate
Independence
Government and Politics
Administrative divisions
Tibet consists of seven administrative provinces (khö): Ü, Tsang, Ngari, Qangtang, Amdo, Kham, and Sum Pa. They are further subdivided into 48 counties (rkya).
