In 1956, Tibetan militias in the ethnically Tibetan region of eastern Kham just outside the Tibetan Autonomous Region, spurred by PRC government experiments in land reform, started fighting against the government.
I 1956 begyndte tibetanske militser i den etniske tibetanske region i østlige Kham lige udenfor den tibetanske selvstyrende region, ansporet af Folkerepublikkens regerings eksperimenter med en jordreform, at kæmpe mod regeringen.