ELI5: Explain Like I'm 5

Ming–Tibet relations

Hey kiddo, do you know what two places called Tibet and Ming are? Tibet is a very big area in Asia, and Ming is the name of a powerful government that used to rule over China a long time ago.

Now, let's talk about their relationship. Sometimes Tibet was part of Ming, but other times it was its own separate place with its own leaders. Sometimes Ming would send its troops to Tibet to make sure that Tibet would follow its rules and listen to it.

But, sometimes these two places didn't get along very well. Tibet didn't always want to listen to Ming and would try to do things their way. This sometimes made Ming angry and they would try to force Tibet to do what they wanted.

It was a bit like two kids who sometimes play nicely together, but other times they argue and fight over what they want to do.