Chinese expedition to Tibet (1720)

Qing empire expedition to Tibet (1720)
	Part of Dzungar–Qing War
	; "General of settle the distant" enter Lhasa during the expedition.
Date	1720
Location	Tibet
Result	Qing conquest of Tibet; Dzungars expelled from Tibet
Belligerents
Qing Empire; Polhanas (ally of Qing); Kangchennas (ally of Qing)	Dzungar Khanate
Commanders and leaders
Kangxi Emperor; Yue Zhongqi (descendant of Yue Fei); Polhané Sönam Topgyé; Khangchenné	Tagtsepa
Strength
Eight Banners; Green Standard Army	Dzungars

The 1720 Chinese expedition to Tibet (Chinese: 驅準保藏; lit. 'Expel the Dzungars to preserve Tibet') or the Chinese conquest of Tibet in 1720 was a military expedition sent by the Qing dynasty to expel the invading forces of the Dzungar Khanate from Tibet and establish Qing rule over the region, which lasted until the empire's fall in 1912.

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