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噶廈

简噶厦 · 繁噶廈

Mandarin · pinyin gá xià

government of Tibet, dissolved in 1959

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噶: gá · used in transliterations
廈: Look up this written character
厦: shà · big building, mansion

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2–4 · ga2 xia4

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gaa1 haa6

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(historical) Kashag (the governing council of Tibet from 1721 to 1959)
Kashag (the governing council of the Tibetan government in exile)

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