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Tibetan Army
The Tibetan Army () was the military force of Tibet after its "de facto" independence in 1912 until the 1950s. As a ground army modernised with the assistance of British training and equipment, it served as the "de facto" armed forces of the Tibetan government.
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The Tibetan Army was established in 1913 by the 13th Dalai Lama, who had fled Tibet during the 1904 British invasion of Tibet and returned only after the fall of the Qing power in Tibet in
in Tibet, in 1946 after he left the Army he sat the entrance exams for the Indian Civil Service. This was the first time the exams had been held since the start of the war, and the last time they were ever held. Although he passed the exams, he was not able to take up an appointment in India. Having already begun to study Tibetan, he resolved to find a university where he could further his studies. However, as no university offered courses in Tibetan at that time he was convinced