Complex sentence: After the fall of the Qing dynasty in 1911, the 13th Dalai Lama declared himself ruler of an independent Tibet, although it was considered by the Republic of China as a part of the new republic, which gave Tibet the status of an "Area".
Split into simpler sentences: After the fall of the Qing dynasty in 1911, the 13th Dalai Lama declared himself ruler of an independent Tibet. It was considered by the Republic of China as a part of the new republic, which gave Tibet the status of an "Area".