The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/13th_Dalai_Lama" id="mwnA" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="13th Dalai Lama">13th Dalai Lama</a> proclaims <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tibet" id="mwnQ" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Tibet">Tibetan</a> independence following a period of domination by Manchu Qing dynasty and initiated a period of almost <a class="mw-redirect" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tibet_(1912–51)" id="mwng" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Tibet (1912–51)">four decades of independence</a>.