Hor Lhamo
Hor Lhamo was a woman from Northwestern China who led a revolt against her Tibetan feudal rulers in 1918.
Biography
serfs. Hor Lhamo's family suffered under these requirements and in 1918 led a delegation representing 150 families to the local ruler to protest the excessive taxation.[1] This was refused and Lhamo returned with what has been described as a peasant army.[1][2]
Lhamo's army defeated the Tibetan authorities, taking 45 soldiers prisoner and killing the local ruler. The Tibetan government responded by sending a superior force to restore order. Lhamo's revolt was subdued and she was executed.[1]
References
- ^ ISBN 9780742539907.
- ISBN 978-1557784209.