Kashag

The Kashag (Tibetan: བཀའ་ཤག་, Wylie: bkaʼ-shag, ZYPY: Gaxag, Lhasa dialect IPA: ]; Chinese: 噶廈; pinyin: gá shà) was the governing council of Tibet during Qing Dynasty and Republic of China (1912–1949). It was set by Qianlong Emperor in 1751. In that year the Tibetan government was reorganized after the riots in Lhasa of the previous year. The civil administration was represented by Council (Kashag) after the 7th Dalai Lama abolished the post of Desi (or Regent; see: dual system of government), in whom too much power had been placed.