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title: "Some important facts you should know about MC Mohan's line"  
description: "The McMahon Line is a border line between India and China drawn in 1914 by British colonial administrator Henry McMahon."  
author: "Babita Soni"  
published: 2023-03-15  
canonical: https://yourviews.mindstick.com/story/2033/some-important-facts-you-should-know-about-mc-mohan-s-line  
category: "politics"  
tags: ["MC Mohan's"]  
reading_time: 2 minutes  

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# Some important facts you should know about MC Mohan's line

![Some important facts you should know about MC Mohan s line](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/94f8f51f-e12f-49b7-be8b-21949ccbe978/images/57d70e03-6750-4f29-859f-723f8e31893f.jpeg) ![Some important facts you should know about MC Mohan s line](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/94f8f51f-e12f-49b7-be8b-21949ccbe978/images/a525acdd-0760-40dc-80a7-d8e47ffbf207.jpeg) The McMahon Line is an 890 km-long border line that extends from Bhutan in the west to the region where India, China, and Myanmar meet in the east. ![Some important facts you should know about MC Mohan s line](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/94f8f51f-e12f-49b7-be8b-21949ccbe978/images/dd932807-38dc-45f1-ab87-e1149e62f912.jpeg) The McMahon Line was drawn by Henry McMahon in 1914 as part of a treaty between the British Raj and Tibet. ![Some important facts you should know about MC Mohan s line](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/94f8f51f-e12f-49b7-be8b-21949ccbe978/images/ecb52cd7-1dc2-4b9e-b1d3-45b6ed702340.jpeg) China rejected the McMahon Line and did not recognise it as the official boundary between the two countries. ![Some important facts you should know about MC Mohan s line](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/94f8f51f-e12f-49b7-be8b-21949ccbe978/images/12c6d26d-2822-4d2e-9f09-dfebfeaa0dc8.jpeg) The McMahon Line became a disputed border after India gained independence from Britain in 1947, and China became a communist state in 1949. ![Some important facts you should know about MC Mohan s line](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/94f8f51f-e12f-49b7-be8b-21949ccbe978/images/9f00b10b-ad1b-4887-94e4-c662d8e7b3ee.jpeg) In 1962, China launched a surprise attack on India along the McMahon Line, resulting in a brief but bitter conflict known as the Sino-Indian War. ![Some important facts you should know about MC Mohan s line](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/94f8f51f-e12f-49b7-be8b-21949ccbe978/images/62151ca7-de63-4f07-9be9-3d39a2ce0584.jpeg) The McMahon Line continues to be a contentious issue between India and China, with both sides claiming sovereignty over parts of the border region.

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