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Tibetan Military before Chinese invasion.

His Holiness the Dalai Lama with youngest brother Tenzin Choegyal escaping the brutal Chinese invasion in 1959.

A very rare Tibetan silver mounted matchlock gun (Me-da) used by Tibetan Warriors back in the days. Circa 1920s.

A young Tibetan soldier from 1926, carrying Lee Enfeild British surplus rifle. གནའ་རབ་བོད་མི།

The Tibetan Army དམག་དཔུང་བོད་, was the military force of Tibet since around 1912 until the 1950s. As a ground army…

Nearly two decades ago, thousands of Tibetans took up arms against the invading forces of Communist China and waged a…

Shangri Lhagyal (1921–1984) was a Tibetan Resistance fighter against Chinese occupying forces in 1958–59. He was one of the Commanders…

Warriors of the Himalayas, Arms and Armor of Tibet.

Tibet’s army was established in 1913 by the 13th Dalai Lama and received training from the British. Before the reforms…

Tibetan uniformed soldiers ranked with bayoneted rifles waiting to be reviewed by Basil Gould. He discussed British military aid to Lhasa…

Lhasa: Volunteer Tibetan fighters who defended Jokhang during the 1959 invasion, captured by PLA.

Tibetan soldiers on parade , Lhasa area in Tibet 1921. Funded by the 13th Dalai Lama.