Project Gutenberg 2015-05-19 Public domain in the USA. 161 Younghusband, Francis Edward, Sir 1863 1942 Younghusband, Sir Francis Edward Younghusband, Frank E. 11001717 India and Tibet A history of the relations which have subsisted between the two countries from the time of Warren Hastings to 1910; with a particular account of the mission to Lhasa of 1904 Produced by KD Weeks, Steven Gibbs and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "India and Tibet" by Sir Francis Edward Younghusband is a historical account written in the early 20th century. The book explores the long-standing relationships between India and Tibet, particularly focusing on British efforts to establish diplomatic and commercial ties starting from the time of Warren Hastings up until the early 1900s. It details significant missions to Lhasa, including the pivotal expedition of 1904, and discusses the complex interactions shaped by cultural exchanges, trade, and political dynamics. The opening of the book introduces the context of Indian-Tibetan relations, elaborating on how Britain’s interest in Tibet intensified following aggression from Bhutanese forces in the 18th century. Younghusband emphasizes Warren Hastings' approach to diplomacy, characterized by humane interactions and attempts to foster trade relations, despite significant obstacles stemming from local politics and the Tibetan inclination towards isolationism. The narrative begins with Bogle's mission in 1774 and sets the stage for a deeper examination of the intricate interplay of diplomacy, cultural misunderstanding, and the continuous struggle for peaceful relations between these two historically linked regions. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en British -- China -- Tibet Autonomous Region India -- Foreign relations -- China -- Tibet Autonomous Region Tibet Autonomous Region (China) -- Foreign relations -- India Lhasa (China) DS Text Browsing: History - British Browsing: History - General 1192349 1192389 2024-09-20T11:49:42.467290 2023-09-21T08:23:14.608166 text/html text/html 1170155 2015-05-19T07:02:00 text/html; charset=utf-8 7804048 2015-05-19T07:02:02 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 5119808 2024-09-20T11:50:01.776192 application/epub+zip 5123310 2024-09-20T11:49:46.987332 application/epub+zip 506606 2024-09-20T11:49:44.195284 application/epub+zip 5086290 2024-09-20T11:50:11.815152 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 5003935 2024-09-20T11:49:58.878298 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 703453 2022-09-22T08:21:57.615215 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1017682 1017588 2024-09-20T11:49:39.683314 2023-09-21T08:23:12.336177 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 1017949 2015-05-19T07:01:56 text/plain; charset=utf-8 353058 2015-05-19T07:02:02 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 19230 2024-09-20T11:50:11.976140 application/rdf+xml 16010 2024-09-20T11:49:44.443286 image/jpeg 2071 2024-09-20T11:49:44.294283 image/jpeg 7845925 2024-09-20T11:49:42.672328 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia