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The Great Game on the Roof of the World

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There have been many Western Explorers who went on different assignments in these Mountains but one of the key reasons was always to find out more about the Politics and the Geography of the regions which were not under the Control of the Empire. The frontiers of the Punjab Empire of Maharaja Ranjit Singh were a key target as they bordered the wilds of Afghanistan as it slowly gave way to Central Asia. Also of great interest to them were the Routes that were traditionally taken from Kashmir via Ladakh into Central Asia.

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tags: great game, high asia, pamirs, tsarist Russia, british empire, wakhan corridor, oxus, amu darya, lake zorkhul, francis younghusband
Friday 05.08.20
Posted by Prashant Mathawan
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Pahadi Wilson : The English Raja of Harsil

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Once upon a time there was an Englishman, called Pahadi Wilson who had crowned himself the Raja of Harsil so much so that he even issued his own currency, his own coin, for use in his own domain. Frederick E Wilson was his real name and his escapades could probably fill in a couple of Volumes. He was a Spy for the British Government and reportedly even had an affair with a Rani Sahib of Tehri it is said. And it is said that a curse was cast upon him and his coming generations by none other that Lord Shiva himself. Even the legendary Rudyard Kipling, who was a friend of his, described him as such, “lived a life that would have been the envy of kings”.

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tags: pahadi wilson, frederick wilson, harsil, tehri garhwal, mutiny indian, great game
categories: Himalayan History
Friday 09.20.19
Posted by Prashant Mathawan
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The Gilgit Game

Rakaposhi Peak as seen from the Gilgit Valley. Pic Courtesy Wikipedia

Rakaposhi Peak as seen from the Gilgit Valley. Pic Courtesy Wikipedia

Gilgit, strategically located is a vast valley around the point where the Gilgit and Hunza River meet beyond the Great Himalayan Range .. It was bound from the North on one side by the Karakoram Range and on the Western side by the Hindu Kush. Its location particularly later in history was one of immense importance once the Great Game started between Tsarist Russia and Imperial Britain.

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tags: gilgit game, great game, tsarist russia, imperial britain, dogra kingdom, jammu and kashmir, gilgit scouts, gilgit rebellion
categories: Himalayan History
Monday 09.16.19
Posted by Prashant Mathawan
 

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