Mao’s China · BATTLE SITE ·
Kham rebellion at Lithang (1956)
On the Mao’s China map as “Lithang”
Feb–Mar 1956 — When collectivisation and the disarming of Tibetan households reach Kham, revolt spreads across what is now western Sichuan. Thousands of rebels and villagers shelter in Lithang’s great monastery; after a siege the PLA bombs it from the air. Refugees carry the revolt west into Tibet itself.
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- Tibet and Xinjiang under Mao (chapter 3 of Mao’s China)
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- The People’s Republic under Mao, 1949–1976
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