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Category : Physical geography
Languages : en
Pages : 566
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Narratives of the Mission of George Bogle to Tibet
Author: Narratives of the Mission of George Bogle to Tibet
Author: Sir Clements MarkhamPublisher:
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Category : Physical geography
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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Narratives of the Mission of George Bogle to Tibet
Author: George BoglePublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1108022553
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 568
Book Description
Detailed first-hand accounts of the first British diplomatic voyages to Tibet, first published in 1876.
Narratives of the Mission of George Bogle to Tibet
Author: Clements Robert MarkhamPublisher: Franklin Classics Trade Press
ISBN: 9780344262302
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Languages : en
Pages : 562
Book Description
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Narratives of the Mission of George Bogle to Tibet & of the Journey of Thomas Manning to Lhasa
Author: Narratives of the Mission of George Bogle to Tibet
Author: Sir Clements Robert MarkhamPublisher:
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Category : Lhasa (China)
Languages : en
Pages : 565
Book Description
The High Road to China
Author: Kate TeltscherPublisher: A&C Black
ISBN: 1408846756
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 336
Book Description
_______________ 'Splendid and fascinating ... Teltscher has made remarkable use of her source material, aided by the constantly perceptive and witty tone of Bogle's own writings' - Patrick French, Sunday Times 'It is hard to imagine this fascinating story being told with greater sensitivity or skill' - Sunday Telegraph 'Teltscher is a remarkable new historian ... wholly original' - William Dalrymple 'Thrilling and fascinating ... Letters, journals and documents are woven into the flowing narrative, which is wonderfully vivid and evocative' - Jenny Uglow _______________ An unlikely meeting between a young Scotsman and the Panchen Lama gives birth to a remarkable friendship In 1774 British traders longed to open relations with China so they sent a young Scotsman, George Bogle, as an envoy to Tibet. Bogle became smitten by what he saw there, and struck up a remarkable friendship with the Panchen Lama. This gripping book tells the story of their two extraordinary journeys across some of the harshest and highest terrain in the world: Bogle's mission, and the Panchen Lama's state visit to China, on which British hopes were hung. Piecing together extracts from Bogle's private papers, Tibetan biographies of the Panchen Lama, the account of a wandering Hindu monk and the writings of the Emperor himself, Kate Teltscher deftly reconstructs the momentous meeting of these very different worlds.
An Account of an Embassy to the Court of the Teshoo Lama in Tibet
Author: Samuel TurnerPublisher: Asian Educational Services
ISBN: 9788120606876
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 522
Book Description
The mountains of the kingdom of Bhutan form a part of the Himalayan range. In the year 1772, without provocation, the army of Bhutan invaded the province of Cooch Behar, which shares its borders with Bengal. Alarmed by this incursion, the council of Bengal sent a deputation to deal with the occupying force. The troops of Bhutan were no match for the trained and well-equipped army of Bengal. The King of Bhutan, alarmed and defeated, sent an embassy to the Tesoo Lama to sue for peace by mediation. The Tesoo Lama was, at that time, the regent of Tibet and the guardian of the Dalai Lama, who was still a minor. The Tesoo Lama, acting on the prayers of Bhutan which was a dependency of Tibet sent a deputation to Calcutta, with a telegram addressed to the Governor Warren Hastings in 1774. The governor readily took this opportunity to extend British influence over this little-known quarter of the world. George Boyle was the man chosen to represent the British to carry an answer, and presents, back to the Lama. A man of keen observation and intellect, George Boyle s narrative of this mission is the subject of this book.
Grasmere 2010
Author: Richard GravilPublisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1847601863
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 238
Book Description
A Selection of lectures and papers from the 40th Anniversary Wordsworth Summer Conference including keynote lectures by Simon Bainbridge, Gary Harrison, Kenneth Johnston, Anthony Harding, Nahoko Miyamoto Alvey and Seamus Perry, and papers by Peter Spratley, James Castell, Saeko Yoshikawa, Daniel Robinson, Erica McAlpine and Fay Yao.
The Global Eighteenth Century
Author: Felicity NussbaumPublisher: JHU Press
ISBN: 9780801882692
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 408
Book Description
These essays explore both literal and metaphorical crossings of the globe, addressing the cultural significance of maps, paintings, travel writing, tourist manuals, cultural identities, island gardens, and other topics in order to lend insight to our perception of global culture during the long 18th century.