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page 1Foreign relations of Tibet
Amban
thumb|:zh:有泰|Youtai, the Amban of [[Lhasa, and Colonel Francis Younghusband]]
thumb|T'ang Ta-Jên, military Amban of Khotan, with his children and attendants
Amban (Manchu and Mongol:20px Amban, Tibetan: ་am ben, , Uighur:am ben) is a Manchu language term meaning "high official" (), corresponding to a number of different official titles in the imperial government of Qing China. For instance, members of the Grand Council were called Coohai nashūn-i amban in the Manchu language and Qing governor-generals were called Uheri kadalara amban (Manchu: 60px).
1939 Japanese expedition to Tibet
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