Tibet-Mongol Relations (1240s)

Name: Tibet-Mongol Relations (1240s)
Start: 1240
End: 1241

Type Event Region Asia Time 1240–1241

In 1240–1241 the Mongol court of Ögedei Khan, after pacifying Western Xia, expanded toward the Western Regions and Tibet, sending Dorje's advance for…

Timeline

1240Liangzhou (forward base for the Mongol advance into Tibet) · GansuAfter destroying Western Xia, Ögedei Khan ordered Godan (also Prince Godan) at Liangzhou to plan the campaign against Tibet, dispatching Dorje with an advance force deep into Tibetan lands to probe the attitudes and military strength of the various schools and local powers.
1240–1241Eastern and Central Tibet · TibetMongol troops met resistance in Tibet, defeating some local forces and capturing the second Karma-pa, Karma Pakshi, showing that Mongol military deterrence had reached deep into the Tibetan heartland, prompting the various schools to reassess their attitude toward the Mongols.
1241Liangzhou · GansuAfter the military contact, the Mongol khanate based at Liangzhou began integrating Tibet through religious leaders rather than direct garrisoning, paving the way for the mid-1240s summons of Sakya Pandita and the investiture of the Sakya school.

Sources

The Cambridge History of China, Vol. 6: Alien Regimes and Border States, 907–1368 — Herbert Franke, Denis Twitchett (eds.) (1994)
西藏通史——松石宝瓶饰 — 东嘎·洛桑赤烈 (1996)