McMahon Line facts for kids

The McMahon Line marks boundary between Chinese-held and Indian-held territory in the eastern Himalayan region. The line was the focus of a brief war in 1962, when Indian and Chinese forces struggled to control a disputed area (shown in red), much of which is a high altitude wasteland.

The McMahon Line is a demarcation line drawn on map referred to in the Simla Convention, a treaty between Britain and Tibet signed in 1914.

Although its legal status is disputed, it is currently the effective boundary between China and India.

This dispute was used a pretext in a war between China and India in 1962.

Related pages

• Arunachal Pradesh
• Durand Line
• Radcliffe Line

• GlobalSecurity.org, India-China Border Dispute
• Kawaguchi, Yuki. "Arunachal Pradesh Territorial Dispute between India and China," ICE Case Studies (US). No. 161, November, 2005.

Images for kids

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  The western portion of the McMahon line drawn on Map 1, that was shared by the British and the Tibetan delegates at the Simla Conference, 1914

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  The eastern portion of the McMahon line drawn on Map 2, that was shared by the British and the Tibetan delegates at the Simla Conference, 1914

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  Henry McMahon

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  Map of the British Indian Empire from the Imperial Gazetteer of India, 1909 showing the Outer Line as the border of Assam.

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  1907 Map of East Bengal and Assam from the Imperial Gazetteer of India showing the Outer Line as the border

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  Map of "The Indian Empire and surrounding countries", from Imperial Gazetteer of India, shows the "Outer line" as the boundary between the British India and the Chinese Empire.

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  The northeast section of the 1947 political map of India, showing the McMahon Line as the boundary

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  McMahon Line 1914, Map 1

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  McMahon Line 1914, Map 2

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  Simla Convention map signed in 1914 (facsimile)

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  Simla Convention map reproduced by Hugh Richardson

See also

In Spanish: Línea McMahon para niños