Following the Qing withdrawal from central Tibet in 1723, there was a period of civil war.
Meanwhile, by 1958 Gompo's army was doing quite well taking control of large portions of central Tibet.
Before his death, he predicted he would be reincarnated as a child in central Tibet who would seize the most shells.
Its classic version is to be found in central Tibet.
We were walking with 30-pound backpacks above 13,000 feet in the high desert of central Tibet.
Gyatso is credited with unifying central Tibet after a protracted era of civil wars.
As a mountaineer, his expeditions over 25 years include exploring unmapped areas of central Tibet.
While studying, he learned of a set of teachings taking place in central Tibet.
It is considered to be one of the four holy mountains of central Tibet.
It was 10:30 on the evening of Dec. 28, but darkness had descended over central Tibet just an hour before.