A historical atlas of Tibet /

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Author / Creator:Ryavec, Karl E., author, compiler.
Imprint:Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2015.
©2015
Description:xvii, 202 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps ; 29 cm
Language:English
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Format: Map Print Book
Local Note:University of Chicago Library's c.2 has original dust jacket.
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/10307356
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ISBN:9780226732442
0226732444
9780226243948
Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of Contents:
  • Preface
  • Notes on Gazetteer: Phonetic and Literary Romanization
  • A Note on Sources
  • Introduction
  • Map 1. Tibet and the Tibetan culture region
  • Map 2. Tibet and surrounding civilizations
  • Map 3. Major regions and natural features of Tibet
  • Map 4. Tibetan macroregions
  • Map 5. The structure of Tibetan history: Core regions, peripheries, and trade networks circa 1900
  • Graph of the growth of Buddhist temples and monasteries in core regions ca. 600-1950
  • Map 6. The historical Tibetan world: Travel time and main trade patterns circa 1900
  • Table 1. Long-distance trade items listed in the Yushu Diaocha Ji (Yushu investigation record), 1919
  • A brief overview of the use and production of money in Tibet
  • Map 7. The Tibetic languages
  • Table 2. The Tibetic languages
  • Map 8. How to use this atlas: Map coverage and cartographic conventions
  • Part 1. The prehistorical and ancient periods, circa 30,000 BCE to 600 CE
  • Map 9. Paleolithic and Neolithic cultures on the Tibetan Plateau, circa 30,000-2000 BCE
  • Map 10. The ancient Tibetan world, circa 2000 BCE to 600 CE
  • Forts and royal residences listed in Bonpo literary sources
  • Ancient principalities (rGyal phran) according to circa 9th-century Dunhuang documents
  • Part 2. The Imperial Period, circa 600-900
  • Map 11. Territorial administration system and important religious sites of the Imperial Period, circa 600-842
  • Territories of the administrative chiefs (mKhos dpon)
  • Garrisons (Khrom chen po)
  • The one thousand household districts (sTong sde) of Upper Zhangzhung, Lower Zhangzhung, and Sumpa Horn
  • The Horn (Ru), Border Subduing (mTha' 'dul), and Frontier (Yang 'dul) Temples
  • Map 12. Central Tibet circa 600-842: The imperial territorial administration system
  • The Eighteen Shares of Power (dBang ris bco brgyad)
  • The Four Horns of Tibet (Bod ru bzhi)
  • The one thousand household districts (sTong sde) and administrative districts (Yul dpon tshan / Yul sde) of Central Horn, Right Horn, Left Horn, and Branch Horn
  • Map 13. Central Tibet circa 600-900: Religious and cultural sites of the Imperial Period
  • Lhasa town plan
  • The thirty-seven holy/assembly places of the Bonpo
  • Map 14. Central Tibet 650-764: Annual sites of the royal court and council
  • Annual sites of the Tibetan Royal Court (Pho brang) and council ('Dun ma)
  • Chronology of the Tibetan emperors (bTsan po)
  • Part 3. The Period of Disunion, circa 900-1642
  • Map 15. Major polities and important religious sites during the aftermath of empire and the Second Diffusion of Buddhism, circa 842-1240
  • The Kagyu schools
  • Map 16. Central Tibet circa 900-1240: Aftermath of empire and religious sites founded during the Second Diffusion of Buddhism
  • Lhasa Valley plan
  • Lhasa town plan
  • The regional principalities (rJe dpon tshan)
  • Map 17. Ngari circa 900-1100: The kingdoms of Ngari Khorsum
  • Map 18. Religious and cultural sites founded in the core region of the Guge Kingdom, circa 10th-14th centuries
  • The twenty-one minor foundations of Rinchen Zanpo
  • Chronology of the kings of Guge, part 1
  • Map 19. Religious and cultural sites founded in Purang and the Kailash region, circa 10th-17th centuries
  • Map 20. Ngari circa 1100-1250: Guge divided and the rise of Yatse
  • Map 21. Amdo circa 900-1240: The Tsongkha Kingdom, and religious sites founded during the Second Diffusion of Buddhism
  • Map 22. Major polities and important religious sites of the Mongol Empire Period, circa 1240-1354
  • Mongol administrative system for Tibet
  • Map 23. Central Tibet circa 1240-1354: Symbolic Sakya rule and religious sites founded during the Mongol Empire Period
  • The ten thousand household districts (Khri skor / Wanhu)
  • Map 24. Ngari circa 1250-1365: Yatse-Gungtang rivalry during the Mongol Empire Period
  • Map 25. Amdo circa 1240-1368: The Mongol conquest and religious sites founded during the Mongol Empire Period
  • Map 26. Important Tibeto-Mongol Buddhist monasteries founded during the 12th-16th centuries
  • Map 27. Important Tibetan Buddhist monasteries of Beijing founded during the Yuan and Ming Periods, circa 13th-16th centuries
  • Map 28. Major polities and important religious sites of the Pakmodrupa Period, circa 1354-1642
  • Chinese Ming Dynasty titles bestowed on important Tibetan religious hierarchs
  • Birthplaces of the First through Fifth Dalai Lamas
  • Birthplaces of the First through Fourth Panchen Lamas
  • Map 29. Central Tibet circa 1354-1642: Rival powers and religious sites founded during the Pakmodrupa Period
  • Lhasa Valley plan
  • Lhasa town plan
  • Fortresses (rDzong) established circa 1350-60 by the Pakmodrupa
  • Principal fiefs and estates of the Pakmodrupa, circa 1300s
  • Map 30. Ngari circa 1365-1630: The resurgence of Guge
  • Map 31. Religious and cultural sites in the core region of the Guge Kingdom, circa 15th-17th centuries
  • Tsaparang Fort plan
  • Toling Monastery plan
  • Chronology of the kings of Guge, part 2
  • Map 32. Amdo circa 1368-1644: Local monastic powers in relation to China's Ming Dynasty
  • Part 4. The Ganden Podrang Period (Kingdom of the Dalai Lamas)
  • Map 33. Major polities of the Ganden Podrang Period, circa 1642-1900
  • Map 34. Important religious and cultural sites of the Ganden Podrang Period, circa 1642-1951
  • Main annual Tibetan trade fairs
  • Birthplaces of the Sixth through Fourteenth Dalai Lamas
  • Birthplaces of the Fifth through Eleventh Panchen Lamas
  • Map 35. Central Tibet circa 1642-1951: Religious and cultural sites of the Ganden Podrang Period
  • Lhasa Valley plan
  • Lhasa town plan
  • Fortresses (rDzong) of the Ganden Podrang government's territorial administration system circa 1830
  • Fortresses and estates supervised by the Tashi Lhunpo Monastic Corporation (bLa brang) until 1923
  • Map 36. Frontiers and forts of the Ganden Podrang Period, circa 1900-1951
  • Fortresses (rDzong) and estates (gZhis ka) staffed by lay or ecclesiastic governors
  • Boundaries of the Simla Convention signed by Great Britain and Tibet in 1914
  • Map 37. Central Tibet circa 1912-1951: The territorial administration system of the Ganden Podrang government
  • Fortresses (rDzong) and estates (gZhis ka) staffed by lay or ecclesiastic governors
  • Map 38. Ngari circa 1630-1959: Incorporation into Tibet's Ganden Podrang administrative system
  • Map 39. Amdo circa 1644-1911: Local monastic powers in relation to China's Qing Dynasty
  • Map 40. Kham circa 1642-1911: The Khampa polities in relation to Central Tibet and China
  • Main polities of Eastern Kham and Gyelrong
  • The thirty-nine Hor tribes
  • Map 41. The Derge Kingdom: Territorial administration system, circa 1630-1909
  • Forts and palaces of the Derge Kingdom
  • Map 42. The Nangchen Kingdom: Territorial administration system, circa 1725-1951
  • The one hundred household districts (Be hu / Baihu)
  • The twenty-five tribes of Yushu
  • Major annual trade fairs frequented by long-distance traders
  • Map 43. Important Tibeto-Mongol Buddhist monasteries founded during the Qing Period, 1644-1911
  • Map 44. Important Tibetan Buddhist monasteries of Beijing during the Qing Period, 1644-1911
  • Map 45. Important Tibetan Buddhist monasteries of the Greater Beijing area during the Qing Period, 1644-1911
  • Conclusion
  • Map 46. Natural resources of the Tibetan Plateau
  • Map 47. Main land cover patterns of the Tibetan Plateau, circa 2000
  • Map 48. The Tibetan population, circa 2000
  • Map 49. Tibet in the People's Republic of China, circa 2000: The territorial administration system
  • Acknowledgments
  • Historical Photograph Sources
  • Index