One hundred thousand moons : : an advanced political history of Tibet / / by Tsepon Wangchuk Deden Shakabpa ; translated and annotated by Derek F. Maher.

Drawing on a vast array of historical and biographical sources, this volume elaborates Tibetan political history, arguing that Tibet has long been an independent nation, and that the 1950 incursion by the Chinese was an invasion of a sovereign country. The author situates Tibet's relations with...

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Place / Publishing House:Leiden ;, Boston : : Brill,, 2010.
Year of Publication:2010
Language:English
Series:Brill's Tibetan Studies Library 23.
Physical Description:1 online resource (1260 p.)
Notes:Description based upon print version of record.
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Table of Contents:
  • Preliminary Material / W.D. Shakabpa and D.F. Maher
  • Chapter One. Origin Of Tibet And The Tibetans And The Common And Uncommon Culture And Traditions Of The Tibetan People / W.D. Shakabpa and D.F. Maher
  • Chapter Two. Power Of The Ancient Religious Kingdom Of Tibet That Was Protected By The Strength Of Buddhism / W.D. Shakabpa and D.F. Maher
  • Chapter Three. Era Of The Fragmentation Of Tibet / W.D. Shakabpa and D.F. Maher
  • Chapter Four. Preceptor-Patron Relationship Between Genghis Khan And Sakya / W.D. Shakabpa and D.F. Maher
  • Chapter Five. Pakmo Drupa, Rinpungpa, And Tsangpa / W.D. Shakabpa and D.F. Maher
  • Chapter Six. How The Dalai Lamas Lineage Emerged / W.D. Shakabpa and D.F. Maher
  • Chapter Seven. Great Fifth Dalai Lama Assumes Political Power Over Tibet / W.D. Shakabpa and D.F. Maher
  • Chapter Eight. Conflicts Between The Sixth Dalai Lama, The Regent Desi Sangyé Gyatso, And Lozang Khan / W.D. Shakabpa and D.F. Maher
  • Chapter Nine. Ascension Of The Seventh Dalai Lama To The Golden Throne And The Beginning Of Manchu Influence In Tibet / W.D. Shakabpa and D.F. Maher
  • Chapter Ten. Eighth Dalai Lama And The Gurkha War / W.D. Shakabpa and D.F. Maher
  • Chapter Eleven. Ninth And Tenth Dalai Lamas / W.D. Shakabpa and D.F. Maher
  • Preliminary Material / W.D. Shakabpa and D.F. Maher
  • Chapter Twelve. Eleventh And Twelfth Dalai Lamas; The Dogra War In Ladakh ; Regent Shedra And Treasurer Pelden Döndrup / W.D. Shakabpa and D.F. Maher
  • Chapter Thirteen. Thirteenth Dalai Lama And The Border Dispute With Britain / W.D. Shakabpa and D.F. Maher
  • Chapter Fourteen. Younghusband Military Mission And Its Consequences / W.D. Shakabpa and D.F. Maher
  • Chapter Fifteen. Chinese Invasion Of Lhasa And Tibet’S Struggle To Maintain Her Independence / W.D. Shakabpa and D.F. Maher
  • Chapter Sixteen. Proof Of Tibet’S Enduring Independence / W.D. Shakabpa and D.F. Maher
  • Chapter Seventeen. Tibetan-Chinese War In Kham / W.D. Shakabpa and D.F. Maher
  • Chapter Eighteen. Emergence Of Political Conflict Within The State / W.D. Shakabpa and D.F. Maher
  • Chapter Nineteen. Great Fourteenth Dalai Lama Is Enthroned / W.D. Shakabpa and D.F. Maher
  • Chapter Twenty. Chinese Communist Invasion Of Tibet / W.D. Shakabpa and D.F. Maher
  • Chapter Twenty-One. Necessity For The Fourteenth Dalai Lama To Assume Religious And Political Authority Suddenly / W.D. Shakabpa and D.F. Maher
  • Chapter Twenty-Two. Beginning Of The Revolt Against The Chinese In Kham , Gradual Suppression Of The Entirety Of Tibet, And Necessity For The Dalai Lama And Others To Seek The Protection Of India / W.D. Shakabpa and D.F. Maher
  • Chapter Twenty-Three. Dalai Lama ‘ S Appeal To The United Nations Upon Arriving In India / W.D. Shakabpa and D.F. Maher
  • Afterword / W.D. Shakabpa and D.F. Maher
  • Appendices / W.D. Shakabpa and D.F. Maher
  • Bibliography Of Tibetan Resources / W.D. Shakabpa and D.F. Maher
  • Bibliography Of Other Resources / W.D. Shakabpa and D.F. Maher
  • General Index / W.D. Shakabpa and D.F. Maher
  • Index Of Locations / W.D. Shakabpa and D.F. Maher.