Outer Tibet

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English

Proper noun

Outer Tibet

  1. (dated) The area of predominantly ethnic Tibetan populations that is roughly equivalent to the Tibet Autonomous Region
    • 1960, Girilal Jain, “India's Failure in Tibet”, in Panchsheela and After: A Re-appraisal of Sino-Indian Relations in the Context of the Tibetan Insurrection, Asia Publishing House, →OCLC, page 46:
      The British Government never recognised that China had the right to march troops into Tibet to settle any issue between them. China’s suzerainty over Outer Tibet was only nominal.

Usage notes

Used during the early 20th century, when the region of Greater Tibet was disputed, and Chinese control of Outer Tibet was theoretical, but control of Inner Tibet was more substantial.

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