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Chapter 07
Ancient Tibet - History and Culture
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Koko Nors
CH'IANG
Ch'iang Tribes on The Plateau According to Han dynasty annals, tribes known as Ch'iang and Ti or Tik lived west of Ch'ang-an as early as 1500 B.C., and were reported all along the eastern borderlands of the Tibetan plateau by 500 B.C. They began spreading north and south as they divided into many tribes. Some T'ang records call trhe Ch'iang the ancestors of the Tibetans, but not until the seventh century did Chinese historians have any knowledge of central Tibet where the ancient kings resided.
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Over many centuries, the Tibetan tribes spread across the plateau, inhabiting the valleys and mountainsides everywhere but in the driest reaches of Byang-thang. The map above shows approximate locations for some of the different districts that developed over time. Lack of
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