The Kashag (Tibetan: བཀའ་ཤག ་, Wylie: bkaʼ-shag, ZYPY: Gaxag, Lhasa dialect IPA: [Tibetan pronunciation: [káɕaʔ]]; Chinese: 噶廈; pinyin: gáxià) was the governing council of Tibet during the rule of the Qing dynasty and post-Qing period until 1950s. It was created in 1721, and set by Qianlong Emperor in 1751 for the Ganden Phodrang regime. In that year the Tibetan government was reorganized after the riots in Lhasa of the previous year. The civil administration was represented by Council (Kashag) after the 7th Dalai Lama abolished the post of Desi (or Regent; see: dual system of government), in whom too much power had been placed.