 The Mingshi – the official history of the Ming dynasty compiled by the Qing dynasty in 1739 – states that the Ming established itinerant commanderies overseeing Tibetan administration while also renewing titles of ex @-@ Yuan dynasty officials from Tibet and conferring new princely titles on leaders of Tibetan Buddhist sects . However , Turrell V. Wylie states that censorship in the Mingshi in favor of bolstering the Ming emperor 's prestige and reputation at all costs obfuscates the nuanced history of Sino @-@ Tibetan relations during the Ming era . 
