Amdo ({bo|t=ཨ༌མདོ}; {zh|c=安多|p=Ānduō}) is one of the three traditional regions of Tibet, the other two being Ü-Tsang and Kham; it is also the birthplace of the 14th Dalai Lama. Amdo encompasses a large area from the Machu River (Yellow River) to the Drichu river (Yangtze River). While historically, culturally, and ethnically a Tib...