Book One 1
Preface 1
Editor’s Introductory Remarks 1
General Contents 1
Contents 1
The Yuan Dynasty 1
1. Tibet Submitted to the Authority of the Mongolian Khanate. 3
2. The Yuan Dyasty Ruled Tibet after the Mongolian Khanate. 9
3. The Local Organs of Tibet Were Administered by the Central Authorities. 16
4. The Chief Councillors of the Political Council. 20
5. The Establishment of the Imperial Preceptors and Phagspa. 26
6. The Successive Imperial Preceptors after Phagspa. 29
7. The Selected Decrees of the Imperial Preceptor. 36
8. Title--Granting,Gift--Presenting,Rewards and Punishments to the Tibetan Monk and Lay Officials. 45
9. Checking Residence Cards,Setting Up Post--Staging Stations and Exempting from Land Revenues and Taxes. 60
The Ming Dynasty 74
1. The Tibetan Areas Submitted to the Authority of the Ming Dynasty Successively;the Ming Emperor Taizu Ruled Tibet by Setting Up Military Commands and Garrison Posts in the Tibetan Areas. 75
2. The Karma--Kagyupa Sect’s Fifth Living Buddha Chosphel Sampo Who Belonged to the Black Hat Lineage Had an Audience with the Ming Emperor;Emperor Chengzu Granted Him the Title of“The Great Treasure Prince of the Dharma”. 94
3. Gongkar Tashi from Lhakang Labrang of the Sakya Sect Had an Audience with the Ming Emperor;Emperor Chengzu Granted Him the Title of “The Great Treasure Prince of the Dharma”. 108
4. Tsongkhapa,Founder of the Ge--lug--pa Sect Sent His Diciple Shakya Yeshe to Have an Audience with the Ming Emperor; Emperor Chengzu Granted Him the Title of “The Grand State Tutor”;later Emperor Xuanzong Granted Him the Title of “The 112
5. Five Titles of “The Propagation Prince of Persuasion Guardian Prince of the Doctrine,Promotion Prince of Virtue,Assistance Prince of the Doctrine and the Propagation Prince of the Doctrine”Were Granted. 121
6. Title--Granting by Imperial Edicts to the Tibetan Monk and Lay Officials by the Central Government and Their Hereditary Official Posts. 129
7. Restoration of the Post--Staging Stations in Tibet. 144
8. Tribute--Paying from Dbus Gtsang and Rewards by theCentral Governments. 146
Book Two 211
The Qing Dynasty 211
1. The Fifth Dalai Lama Visited Beijing on Invitation. 213
2. Tribute Trade in Early Qing Dynasty and Others. 238
3. Intercourse and Contacts Between the Qing’s Central Government and Tibet. 251
4. Monopoly of Power by Depa Sangye Gyatso. 263
5. From the Capture and Release of the Sixth Dalai to Esorting the Seventh Dalai to Enthronement. 307
6. Putting Down the Rebellion in Qinghai and Dealing with the Aftermath of Tibet. 340
7. Beizi Khangchennas Was Murdered. 373
8. The Seventh Dalai Moved to the Inland of China and His Return to Tibet. 426
9. Pholhanas Took Charge of Tibetan Affairs. 456
10. The Gyumey Namgyal Incident. 491
11. Setting Up Towns,Stationing Garrison Troops in Khams Areas and Removing Obstacles to Keep Open the Sichuan--Tibet Post--Staging Stations. 558
12. The Sixth Panchen’s Journey to the Nation’s Capital and His Bier Sent Back to Tibet after His Demise. 583
13. The First Sino--Nepalese War. 618
14. The Second Sino--Nepalese War. 659
Book Three 725
The Qing Dynasty 725
14. The Second Sino--Nepalese War. 725
15. The Sichuan Soldiers Entered Tibet to Defend the Borderland. 837
16. Using Military Forces over Bomi during the Reign of Emperor Xuanzong. 874
17. The Case of Strife between Two Living Buddhas at Draya. 892
18. Resistance against the Invasion of the Senpas. 906
19. The Case of Sama Depa Geshi Ngawang Jampel Tsultrim. 926
20. Britain Asked for Trade and Boundary Demarcation between Kanshmere and the Ulterior Tibet. 948
21. The Invasion and Harassment by Nepal during the Reign of Emperor Wenzong. 967
22. The Expulsion Incident of Radreng Hutuktu Ngawang Yeshe Tsultrim Gyaltsen. 1006
23. The Dispute over Travel and Trade. 1045
24. The Case of Clash between the Lamaist Monks and the Nepalese Merchants. 1097
25. The First War of Aggression against Tibet by Britain. 1104
Book Four 1261
The Qing Dynasty 1261
26. The Dispute over Zhandui(Nyarong). 1261
27. The Dispute over the Boundary Demarcation. 1340
28. The Second Way of Aggression against Tibet by Britain. 1402
29. The Thirteenth Dalai Lama in the Inland of China. 1465
30. The Ninth Panchen Left for India under the Coercion of the British. 1501
31. Straigten Out the Tibet Administration at the End of the Qing Dynasty. 1511
32. The New Army Advanced to Tibet and the Thirteenth Dalai Lama Fled. 1582
(1) The Seventh Dalai Lama. 1637
34. The Dalai Lamas: 1637
33. The Arrival and Departure of the Amban(Resident Official)in Tibet. 1637
(2) The Eighth Dalai Lama. 1688
(3) The Ninth Dalai Lama. 1736
(4) The Tenth Dalai Lama. 1762
Book Five 1791
The Qing Dynasty 1791
(5) The Eleventh Dalai Lama. 1797
(6) The Twelfth Dalai Lama. 1824
(7) The Thirteenth Dalai Lama. 1847
35.The Panchen Erdenis: 1897
(1) The Fifth Panchen Erdeni. 1897
(2) The Sixth Panchen Erdeni. 1901
(3) The Seventh Panchen Erdeni 1907
(4) The Eighth Panchen Erdeni. 1942
(5) The Ninth Panchen Erdeni. 1967
(1) Regents. 1989
36.The Appointment,Removal,Rewards and Punishments of the Tibetan Local Monk and Lay Officials: 1989
(2) Kalons. 2049
(3) Dapons. 2085
(4) Gyigyab Khenpos and the Dzasa Lama from the Tashilhunpo Monastery. 2102
37. The Hereditary Living Buddhas. 2124
38. The Rites of Meeting between the Resident Official and the Dalai Lama. 2211
39. Training the Tibetan Troops to Consolidate the Border Defence. 2224
40. Coin Law. 2269
41. Checking on the Income and Expenditures of Shangshang. 2288
42. Land Tax,Corvee Service and Compensation for the Family of the Deceased. 2301
Book Six 2343
The Republic of China 2343
1. The Government of the Republic of China Declared to Carry Out the Republicanization of the Five Nationalities and Expressed Sympathy and Solicitude for Tibet. 2345
2. The Simla Conference. 2385
3. The Tibctan Troops Attacked the Khams Area and Britain Urgcd to Discuss and Sign a New Treaty. 2440
4. The Ninth Panchen Was Forced to Go Up to the North. 2467
5. Improvement of the Relations between the Tibetan Local Authorities and the Central Government. 2471
6. Mediation of the Dispute between the Tibet Region and Nepal by the Central Government. 2513
7. Mediation of the Dispute between Tibet and the Khams Area by the Central Government. 2541
8. The Ninth Panchen Was Granted the Title of“The Great Master of Infinite Wisdom,Defender of the Nation and Propagator of the Doctrine”as Well as Being Appointed as the Publicity Commissioner for Tibet. 2605
9. The Special Envoy from the Central Government Paid Religious Tribute and Condolences to the Demuise of the Thirteenth Dalai Lama. 2651
10. Radreng Retired from Regent and Accepted the Title--Granting. 2695
11. The Ninth Panchen’s Return to Tibet Was Obstructed. 2705
Book Seven 2735
The Republic of China 2735
11. The Ninth Panchen’s Return to Tibet Was Obstucted. 2735
12. The Special Envoy from the Central Government Offered Religious Tribute and Condolences for the Late Ninth Panchen and the Aftermath of the Panchen’s Headquaters. 2744
13. The Chairman of the Commission for Mongolian and Tibetan Affairs Presided Over the Enthronement of the Fourteenth Dalai Lama. 2754
14. The Bier of the Ninth Panchen Was Sent Back to Tibet. 2793
15. From the Search for the Soul Boy of the Tenth Panchen to His Enthronement Which Was Presided over by the Representative of the Central Government. 2807
16. The Tibetan Local Government Refused to Buid a Road between China and India and Its Setting Up the So--callled“Foreign Bureau”Without Authouization and Approval From the Central Government. 2854
17. The “Tibet Delegation”at the Pan--Asian Conference. 2868
18. The Radreng Incident. 2869
19. The “Tibet Trade Mission”Went to Europe and the United States to Conduct Illegal Activities. 2895
20. The “Hands,Go Home!”Incident. 2938
21. The Tibetan Delegates Attended Various National Conferences or Meetings: 2952
(1) The Meetings of the Senate and the House of Representatives. 2952
(2) The Rehabilitation Conference. 2956
(3) The National Conference and the National Salvation Conference. 2960
(4) The People’s Political Council. 2963
(5) The National Assembly. 2981
22. Lamas Were Sent to the Temples or Monasteries of Inland by the Tibetan Local Government. 3066
23. The Commission for Mongolian and Tibetan Affairs as Well as the Panchen’s Office Were Established Succssively. 3087
24. The Establishment of the Central Government’s Office in Tibet and the Transfer of Its Leading Members. 3112
25. The Tibetan Local Government and the Tibetan Poople Supported the Central Government’s Efforts to Resist against Japanese Aggression. 3129
Appendix:The British Tried to Disrupt the Relations between the Tibet Region and the Central Covernment of China and Attempted to Grab Territory and Privileges in Tibet. 3163
Catalogue of Quoted Reference Books and Periodicals 3191
Postscript 3195