The People’s Republic under Mao, 1949–1976 · THE MAP IN MAR 1959

Map of China in March 1959

Lhasa rises; the Dalai Lama flees · Mao era

China in March 1959: Lhasa rises; the Dalai Lama flees. Since October 1958, 1 territory changed status on this map: Tibet.

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Map of China in March 1959 (Mao era): Lhasa rises; the Dalai Lama flees. Colours show PRC province — a campaign or upheaval in progress, Beijing’s allies and friends, Beijing’s adversaries. — MAR 1959 · THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC UNDER MAO, 1949–1976

These maps are reconstructed from published sources · Cliopatria v0.2.1 — dated political boundaries · United Nations Command — 1951–1953 armistice negotiations · Natural Earth — physical reference geography · Natural Earth 10m — provincial study-region reference · Natural Earth 10m island components; FRUS 1955 evacuation chronology

Source details

Cliopatria contributors / Seshat Global History Databank. CC BY4.0 · Dated polity and constituent territory selections; campaign-dependent occupation overlays reconstructed separately.
United Nations Command — 1951–1953 armistice negotiations. Historical facts consulted; original prose and artwork not republished
Natural Earth. Public domain
Natural Earth 10m — provincial study-region reference. Public domain
Natural Earth 10m island components; FRUS 1955 evacuation chronology. Natural Earth public domain; historical facts consulted

Provincial colors show standardized Natural Earth study regions, with Hainan included in Guangdong and Chongqing in Sichuan. External boundaries follow dated historical sources; the map does not claim to show changes in internal provincial administrations.

proxy: 1959.25 · reconstruction: 1959.25 · vector: 1953-07-27 · vector: 1959.25

Layer records and reconstruction methods

What changes on the map

Tibet

Tibet, 1951–59 — under Chinese rule, with the old order retained → PRC province — a campaign or upheaval in progress

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