abstract
| - In the Yarlung Valley of the Himalayas there was a dynasty which held control of the region for several years. Their first leader, who would be styled Emperor in the future of this country, named Nyatri Tsenpo ruled from 626 (127 BC). The date of his death was not recorded as the mythology of Tibet says that the Kings of Tibet only ascend into Heaven when they feel that they have spent too much time on Earth. At the time of the Sinican Expedition to Tibet the only area of civilization was the Yarlung valley. They were kept together by the high mountains and treacherous valleys of the Himalayas. They traded many things with the Tibetans, including their unique sort of religion which had only loose ties to Buddhism. However, when the weapons of the Sinicans fell to the Tibetan Kings they were intrigued beyond their wildest dreams. In OTL the current king of the valley, Tisho Lek, never made such a discovery because the technology for such things wasn’t know. This is where the History of Tibet begins in this Timeline in the year 880 (127 AD) with the introduction of Tisho Lek to the firearm and his proceeding to expand out of the Yarlung Valley. The Tibetans found themselves in close combat with the other tribes of the Tibetan Plateau. The Monpas, the Qiang and the Lhobas. The Monpa people had the most similar culture and for a long time were the closest partner of the Tibetans. The Monpa leadership was able to protect itself from the Tibetans in years past and over the years they had gained a mutual respect for each other and were working cooperatively, a skill necessary to survival in the extreme conditions of that area. Similar feelings were held among the Qiang and Lhoba people, who were more closely related to the Sinicans.The Monpa and the Tibetans came together quickly after the effects of the firearm to devastate their land and property were demonstrated to them. The Qiang and the Lhoba were not going to be so easily won over
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