| Holy Kingdom of Tibet | |||
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| Anthem: Gyallu |
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| Capital | Lhasa | ||
| Official languages | Tibetan | ||
| Demonym | Tibetan | ||
| Government | Unitary absolute theocratic monarchy | ||
| - | Dalai Lama | Tenzin Gyatso | |
| Establishment | |||
| - | Tibetan Empire | 800 | |
| - | Mongol Rule | 1270–1354 | |
| - | Dynastic Tibet | 1354–1720 | |
| - | Qing Rule | 1720–1912 | |
| - | Kingdom of Tibet | 1912–1978 | |
| - | Annexation of Qinghai and Western Sichuan | 1978 | |
Tibet, officially the Holy Kingdom of Tibet, is a sovereign nation in Central Asia. Tibet is made up of the OTL Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, the State of Qinghai, and Western Sichuan. Tibet is bordered by India to the west, Nepal, Sikkim, and Bhutan to the south, Xinjiang and North China to the north, and South China to the east.
Modern History[]
Tibet gained its independence in 1912 from Qing China, after almost 200 years. From 1912 to 1970, Tibet remained independent and neutral despite the raging conflicts around the Himalaya mountains. When the Indian Civil War broke out in 1940, Tibet sent support to the Republican and Royalist coalition to protect Asia from growing Communist powers. After the communist army captured New Delhi, the first Tibetan army as formed in order to protect the nation. This proved useful, as the Communist Indian Army never threatened to conquer Tibet or any of the Himalayan states.
After the Chinese Civil War ended with the ceasefire between Northern Communist and Southern Republican sides, the Communist army withdrew from Qinghai and Western Sichuan as part of the Peace Treaty. The original plan was for Republican China to annex the lands, but the Tibetan Army surged through the unoccupied lands and laid claim to the lands. After doing so, a 28-year standoff between South China and Tibet started.
After 28 years, a weakened South China and Tibet formed an agreement that South China will recognize their claims on Qinghai and Western Sichuan. In 2008, after 30 years of neutrality, Nepal entered a revolution and became a semi-socialist republic. The monarchy of Sikkim had been abolished in 1975 by Indian Rebels, but the fall of Nepal to the Socialists prompted many Tibetans to rebel and try to form their own Socialist Tibet. The 2008-2009 Socialist Revolts broke out all over Eastern Asia, most notably in Tibet, South China, Laos, and Malaya. All of these revolts failed, and Tibet remained an absolute theocratic monarchy.