In August 1904 Sir Francis Younghusband's invasion force reached the forbidden city of Lhasa. The British invasion of Tibet in 1903 acted as a catalyst for change in a world transformed by revolution, war and the rise of a new order. Using unofficial government sources, private papers and the diaries and memoirs of those involved, this book examines the impact of Younghusband's invasion and its aftermath inside Tibet.

This text explores the diplomatic representatives of the Raj in Tibet. Besides being scholars, spies and empire-builders, they also influenced events in Tibet but as well as shaping our modern understanding of that land.

In 1903, a British missionary force under the leadership of Colonel Francis Younghusband crossed over the border from India and invaded Tibet. Younghusband insisted on the presence of the Dalai Lama at meetings to give tribute to the British and their Empire. The Dalai Lama merely said he must withdraw. Unable to tolerate such an insolent attitude, Younghusband marched forward and inflicted considerable defeats on the Tibetans in several one-sided battles. This is an account of his actions. Uncovered Editions are historic official papers which have not previously been available in a popular form.

A collection of official papers regarding the presence of the British Empire in Tibet, and the contracts concerned therewith, signed with various powers between 1876 and 1914. List of items contained in this book: + Agreement between Great Britain and China for the settlement of the Yünnan Case, Official Intercourse, and Trade between the two countries; 13 September, 1876. + Convention between Her Britannic Majesty and His Majesty the Emperor of China relative to Burmah and Tibet; 24 July, 1886. + Convention between Great Britain and China relating to Sikkim and Tibet; 17 March, 1890. + Regulations regarding Trade, Communication, and Pasturage, to be appended to the Sikkim-Tibet Convention of 1890; 5 December, 1893. + Convention between Great Britain and China, giving effect to Article III of the Convention of 24 July, 1886, relative to Burmah and Thibet; 1 March, 1894. + Agreement between Great Britain and China, modifying the Convention of 1 March, 1894, relative to Burmah and Thibet; 4 February, 1897. + Convention between the Governments of Great Britain and Tibet; 7 September, 1904. + Convention between the United Kingdom and China respecting Tibet; 27 April, 1906. + Convention between the United Kingdom and Russia relating to Persia, Afghanistan, and Thibet; 31 August, 1907. + Regulations respecting Trade in Tibet (amending those of 5 December, 1893) concluded between the United Kingdom, China, and Tibet; 20 April, 1908. + Exchange of notes between the British and Tibetan Plenipotentiaries; 24 - 25 March, 1914. + Convention between Great Britain, China, and Tibet; 3 July, 1914. + Anglo-Tibetan Declaration; 3 July, 1914. + Anglo-Tibet Trade Regulations; 3 July, 1914.

For much of the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, Britain was the dominant world power, its strength based in large part on its command of an Empire that, in the years immediately after World War I, encompassed almost one-quarter of the earth’s land surface and one-fifth of its population. Writers boasted that the sun never set on British possessions, which provided raw materials that, processed in British factories, could be re-exported as manufactured products to expanding colonial markets. The commercial and political might was not based on any grand strategic plan of territorial acquisition, however. The Empire grew piecemeal, shaped by the diplomatic, economic, and military circumstances of the times, and its speedy dismemberment in the mid-twentieth century was, similarly, a reaction to the realities of geopolitics in post-World War II conditions. Today the Empire has gone but it has left a legacy that remains of great significance in the modern world. The Historical Dictionary of the British Empire covers its history through a chronology, an introductory essay, appendixes, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has over 700 cross-referenced entries on important personalities, politics, economy, foreign relations, religion, and culture. This book is an excellent access point for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about Britain.

This book explores Sino-Indian tensions from the angle of state-building, showing how they stem from their competition for the Himalayan people's allegiance.