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The Consulate at Chini Bagh

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The story of Chinni Bagh, which at once upon a time was the Consulate of the British Empire in Kashgar to facilitate the Trade between India and Central Asia and also keeping a watch on the Russians during the Great Game.

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tags: leh yarkand route, silk route, kargil, hoashiarpur, amarchand
Friday 11.02.18
Posted by Prashant Mathawan
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Saddles of the Horse Empires

Central Asian Wooden Saddle.

Central Asian Wooden Saddle.

The Horse and its Saddle were the main means of transport and one of the most important weapons in Warfare especially on the Central Asian steppes. No wonder the Empires built by the Nomads of Asian Steppes including the one built by Mongols under Changez Khan were also known as Horse Empires.

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tags: horse empires, saddles, central asia, leh yarkand route, kargil, munshi aziz bhat museum
categories: Himalayan History
Monday 10.15.18
Posted by Prashant Mathawan
 

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