An Account Of An Embassy To The Court Of The Teshoo Lama In Tibet Containing A Narrative Of A Journey Through Bootan, And Part Of Tibet

About the Book:- 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. About the Author: - Samuel Turner FRS was an English Asiatic traveller and a cousin of Warren Hastings, the first Governor of the Presidency of Fort William (Bengal). After becoming a cadet with the East India Company (EIC) in 1780, Turner was subsequently promoted to ensign. Promotion followed to lieutenant on 8th August 1781 and to regimental captain on 18th March 1799. In February 1782, news having reached the headquarters of the EIC in Calcutta of the reincarnation of the Panchen Lama, Warren Hastings proposed despatching a mission to Tibet with a message of congratulation designed to strengthen the amicable relations established by George Bogle during his 1774 visit to Tibet. With the assent of the EIC Court of Directors, Turner was appointed chief of the Tibet mission on 9th January 1783 with fellow EIC employee and amateur artist Samuel Davis as "Draftsman and Surveyor". The Title 'An Account Of An Embassy To The Court Of The Teshoo Lama In Tibet Containing A Narrative Of A Journey Through Bootan, And Part Of Tibet written/authored/edited by Samuel Turner', published in the year 2020. The ISBN 9788121230094 is assigned to the Paperback version of this title. This book has total of pp. 529 (Pages). The publisher of this title is Gyan Publishing House. This Book is in English. The subject of this book is . Size of the book is 13.34 x 21.59 cms Vol:-