However, come 1240, the Mongols conquest Tibet thus creating many monasteries and naming the first Dali Lama in 1598. To this day, 2017, the Dali Lama is still a high political figure in Tibet whether he has political authority or not. In 1720 the Chinese return to Tibet and establish the Qing rule which allowed many other nations to visit and have an influence in Tibet. With large Chinese forces stationed in Lhasa, the Russians and Brits supported the Chinese rule and disenfranchised Tibet as its own entity resulting in the fleeing of the Dali Lama to India to escape persecution of the Chinese government. Once the Qing Dynasty is overthrown Tibet has another chance at independence through the Simla Convention, and while Tibet agrees to the conditions, China does not, leading to neither party signing the
However, come 1240, the Mongols conquest Tibet thus creating many monasteries and naming the first Dali Lama in 1598. To this day, 2017, the Dali Lama is still a high political figure in Tibet whether he has political authority or not. In 1720 the Chinese return to Tibet and establish the Qing rule which allowed many other nations to visit and have an influence in Tibet. With large Chinese forces stationed in Lhasa, the Russians and Brits supported the Chinese rule and disenfranchised Tibet as its own entity resulting in the fleeing of the Dali Lama to India to escape persecution of the Chinese government. Once the Qing Dynasty is overthrown Tibet has another chance at independence through the Simla Convention, and while Tibet agrees to the conditions, China does not, leading to neither party signing the