Tibet - Tibet Autonomous Region Tibet Autonomous Region is a province-level region of ► China and the indigeneous home to the Tibetan people. It is situated on the Tibetan Plateau, the highest plateau on Earth and is commonly referred to as the "Roof of the World". Tibet Autonomous Region borders ► Xinjiang, ► India, ► Myanmar, ► Nepal and ► Bhutan.
This section holds a short summary of the history of the area of present-day Tibet, illustrated with maps, including historical maps of former countries and empires that included present-day Tibet.
Tibetan Empire at its greatest extent between the 780s and the 790s
Territorial evolution of the Mongol Empire (1206–1294)
Tibet under Yuan rule (1244–1354)
Tibet during the Ming dynasty (1415)
Tibet under Qing rule (1644–1912)
Tibet in 1945
Old maps
This section holds copies of original general maps more than 70 years old.
« La Chine, la Tartarie Chinoise et le Thibet » in 1734 from Jean-Baptiste Bourguignon d'Anville
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↑Romanization according to the Hanyu Pinyin standard: Lāsà.