Overview
Tibetans (Tibetan: བོད་པ་, Wylie: bod pa, THL: bö pa) are an East Asian ethnic group native to Tibet. Their current population is estimated to be around 7.7 million. In addition to the majority living in the Tibet Autonomous Region of China, significant numbers of Tibetans live in the Chinese provinces of Gansu, Qinghai, Sichuan, and Yunnan, as well as in India, Nepal, Pakistan, and Bhutan. The Tibetic languages are a branch of the Tibeto-Burman language family. The traditional or mythological explanation of the Tibetan people's origin is that they are the descendants of the human Pha Trelgen Changchup Sempa and rock ogress Ma Drag Sinmo. It is thought that most of the Tibeto-Burman speakers in southwest China, including Tibetans, are.
Historical Periods
Tibetans (850–859)
850 CE – 859 CE
Area: 1,864,775 km²
Tibetans (860–865)
860 CE – 865 CE
Area: 1,864,703 km²
Tibetans (866–874)
866 CE – 874 CE
Area: 1,864,518 km²
Tibetans (875–897)
875 CE – 897 CE
Area: 1,864,703 km²
Tibetans (898–959)
898 CE – 959 CE
Area: 1,864,775 km²
Tibetans (960–989)
960 CE – 989 CE
Area: 1,845,870 km²
Tibetans (990–1009)
990 CE – 1009 CE
Area: 1,845,740 km²
Tibetans (1010–1027)
1010 CE – 1027 CE
Area: 1,845,001 km²
Tibetans (1028–1039)
1028 CE – 1039 CE
Area: 1,845,130 km²
Tibetans (1040–1055)
1040 CE – 1055 CE
Area: 1,845,001 km²
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