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Tibet in 1940

Historical records for Tibet in 1940, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.

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2Events
2Named people
1Places
1Categories

Historical records

February

22 February 1940EnthronementTenzin Gyatso 14th Dalai Lama

Lhasa · Government / Government of Tibet

Tenzin Gyatso is enthroned as the 14th Dalai Lama at the Potala Palace.

Other Events

1940RegencyTaktra Rinpoche

Lhasa · Government / Government of Tibet

Regents continue governing Tibet while the young Dalai Lama receives religious education.

Names involved

Taktra RinpocheTenzin Gyatso 14th Dalai Lama

Places involved

Lhasa

Provenance

This page is generated from stored World History Database records matching the exact country and year shown above. Exact duplicate display records are collapsed. Records without a month are listed after the monthly sections. Source provenance varies by record; formal academic citation should be checked against the relevant primary source, archive or specialist historical reference.