The history of Tibet .... until 2011, created for a grade 11 history class

1. A brief history Tibet

2. Timeline of Tibetan History C. 650 - SongtsenGampo(pictured below) builds temples in Lhasa for his two Buddhist wives, thus introducing the religion to Tibet

3. 7th century temples

4. C 1279 - The Tibetan link with the Mongols brings Tibet within the Chinese empire of Kublai Khan Kublai Khan Genghis Khan

5. 1368 - On the fall of the Yuan dynasty, replaced by the Ming, Tibet declares its independence from China

6. 1642 - The Mongols depose the ruling dynasty of Tibet and offer the country to the Dalai Lama, to be ruled by him with Mongol military support

7. 1904 - British troops under Francis Younghusband enter Tibet's holy city of Lhasa

8. Photos from 1904

9. 1912 - Tibet declares its independence after the fall of the Qing dynasty and the end of imperial China

10. 1950 - Chinese troops move into Tibet, meeting little resistance

11. 1951 - An agreement is signed by which a joint Tibetan-Chinese authority will nominally govern Tibet

12. 1959 - The Dalai Lama escapes from Tibet to India after the Chinese suppression of an armed uprising costing thousands of lives

13. 1959 2011 Dalai Lama

14. 2008 - Demonstrations in Tibet turn violent as protesters target Chinese buildings and individuals

15. an irreverent commercial