Xinhai Lhasa turmoil

Xinhai Lhasa turmoil
After the fall of the Qing dynasty, Sichuan New Army left Lhasa in 1912.
Date 1911–1912 Location Tibet Result Tibet becomes a de facto independent country.
Belligerents
Tibet	Qing dynasty
Commanders and leaders
13th Dalai Lama Tsarong Dazang Dramdul 3rd Tsomonling Rinpoche Xie Guoliang	Lianyu Zhong Ying

The Xinhai Lhasa turmoil (Tibetan: ཆུ་བྱི་དམག་འཁྲུག་, Wylie: chu byi dmag 'khrug; Chinese: 辛亥拉薩動亂) was an ethnic clash in Lhasa, Tibet, as well as a series of mutinies following the Wuchang Uprising. It effectively resulted in the end of Qing rule in Tibet.

Background

The Wuchang Uprising unfolded on October 10, 1911, and marked the beginning of the Xinhai Revolution. Turmoil in the frontier regions of China began to spread. The revolutionaries led by Sun Yat-sen insisted on "getting rid of the Tartars" and rejected the Manchus, creating a new government based completely on Han-dominated China proper.

Turmoil in Tibet

The influence of the Wuchang Uprising rapidly spread to the frontier region. Qing armies in Tibet ended up struggling against each other, and as a result, Tibet fell into a state of anarchy. In the winter of 1911, the Qing Governor of Sichuan, Zhao Erfeng, was executed by radicals, and the situation turned worse as Xikang fell into turmoil as well. As a result, the Dalai Lama was able to eliminate Qing influence in Tibet and return as the sole administrator of the region. The Qing army in Tibet was unable to resist the Dalai Lama's forces, and fled back to inland China via India.

See also

• Tibet under Qing rule
• Lhasa riot of 1750
• Chinese expedition to Tibet (1910)
• 1911 Revolution
• Tibet (1912–1951)
• Tibetan independence movement
• Dalai Lama