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Excerpt from The 2nd Battalion Derbyshire Regiment in the Sikkim Expedition of 1888
Maharajah''s entourage. The dynasty, it should be explained, was possibly Of Thibetan extrac tion; the ruling chief had certainly for several nerations received from Thibet. He family estate, or °aghir, was the Thibetan side Of t 9 J elap. Stances led to close relations with Thibet, and to the Maharajah spending much Of On the other hand the Maharajah''s own people Of Sikkim were Le chas, differing 1n race and language from the hibetans, and to them the growth of Thibetan in?uences at Court was very unwelcome. TO this feeling was due the insertion in the treaty Of 1861 Of the unusual prov1810n, that the Rajah should reside for nine months in Sikkim and have the headquarters Of his Government there. And the situation be understood by bearing In mind that there were two parties in Sikkim, one trying to bring the Rajah and his policy under the in?uence and sway Of the Thibetan Oficials; the other, that Of the leading Lepcha families, striving to exclude Thibetan in?uence and looking to the Rajah''s dependence on the Indian Authorities as the main safeguard Of the situation.
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Maharajah''s entourage. The dynasty, it should be explained, was possibly Of Thibetan extrac tion; the ruling chief had certainly for several nerations received from Thibet. He family estate, or °aghir, was the Thibetan side Of t 9 J elap. Stances led to close relations with Thibet, and to the Maharajah spending much Of On the other hand the Maharajah''s own people Of Sikkim were Le chas, differing 1n race and language from the hibetans, and to them the growth of Thibetan in?uences at Court was very unwelcome. TO this feeling was due the insertion in the treaty Of 1861 Of the unusual prov1810n, that the Rajah should reside for nine months in Sikkim and have the headquarters Of his Government there. And the situation be understood by bearing In mind that there were two parties in Sikkim, one trying to bring the Rajah and his policy under the in?uence and sway Of the Thibetan Oficials; the other, that Of the leading Lepcha families, striving to exclude Thibetan in?uence and looking to the Rajah''s dependence on the Indian Authorities as the main safeguard Of the situation.
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Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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Publisher - Forgotten Books
Language - English
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H. An. Iggulden
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ISBN - 9780331691948
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 0.8 cm
Page Count - 138
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H. An. Iggulden
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ISBN - 9780282158293
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 0.8 cm
Page Count - 140
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