also called Mdo-smad, one of three regions into which
the area of central Asia inhabited by Tibetans is traditionally
divided. During the 7th to 9th centuries, the central Tibetan kingdom
was extended until it reached the Tarim Basin on the north, China on
the east, India and Nepal on the south, and Kashmir on the west. The
newly added dominions to the east and northeast were called Mdo-Khams.
The A-mdo region, constituting the northeastern part of ethnic Tibet,
reached from the Huang Ho (river) northeastward to Mchod-rten dkarpo
(now in Kansu province, China). It passed under Ch'ing (Manchu) control
in 1724 following the suppression of a Mongol revolt and was officially
incorporated into the Chinese provincial system as part of Tsinghai
province in 1928.
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