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McMahon Line
McMahon Line A boundary line dividing Tibet and India drawn by the British Secretary of State, Sir Henry McMahon (b. 1862, d. 1949) at the Simla Conference of 1913–14 along the highest mountain peaks in the area. The Chinese, who were not consulted, claimed over 50,000 square miles of land south of the line, and never ratified the treaty. After the reassertion of control by China over Tibet in 1950, boundary disputes arose between India and China culminating in the Indo-Chinese War of 1962. Following the Indian defeat, a final settlement was still pending at the beginning of the twenty-first century.
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JAN PALMOWSKI. "McMahon Line." A Dictionary of Contemporary World History. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JAN PALMOWSKI. "McMahon Line." A Dictionary of Contemporary World History. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O46-McMahonLine.html JAN PALMOWSKI. "McMahon Line." A Dictionary of Contemporary World History. 2004. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O46-McMahonLine.html |
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McMahon Line
McMahon Line A boundary line dividing Tibet and India. It was marked out by the British representatives led by Sir Henry McMahon at the Simla Conference (1914) between Britain, Tibet, and China. The Chinese government refused to ratify the agreement, and after the reassertion of control by China over Tibet in 1951 boundary disputes arose between India and China culminating in the Indo-Chinese war of 1962.
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"McMahon Line." A Dictionary of World History. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "McMahon Line." A Dictionary of World History. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O48-McMahonLine.html "McMahon Line." A Dictionary of World History. 2000. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O48-McMahonLine.html |
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