Kampa Dzong
Kampa
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Kampa Dzong, Tibet 1904 |
Kampa or Kamba Dzong,[1][2][3][a] (Gampa Dzong in Standard Tibetan,[6][b] and Gangba Xian in Chinese)[c] is a Tibetan town north of Sikkim.[8] It is the headequarters Kamba County in the Shigatse Prefecture. It is marked by an iconic hill-top fort, much admired by the expeditions travelling to Mount Everest during the early 20th century. It also used to be a border trading post for Sikkimese traders from North Sikkim, prior to the Chinese annexation of Tibet.
History
[edit]Traditional Tibetan carpet making is thought[by whom?] to have originated in Kampa Dzong.[9]
In June 1903, Colonel Francis Younghusband, serving as British commissioner to Tibet, led a diplomatic mission consisting of five officers and five hundred troops to Kampa Dzong.[10] The objective of the mission was to meet Chinese and Tibetan representatives and discuss mutual non-aggression and trade agreements. After being kept waiting for five months before the Chinese and Tibetan representatives arrived, the mission was recalled.[11]
Sino-Indian relations
[edit]The Sino-Indian border along the Sikkim is well-defined by the 1890 Convention of Calcutta signed by Britain and China. Despite this, frenetic construction of border infrastructure and troop deployment has been witnessed along the border.[12] During the 2020–2021 China–India skirmishes, one of the first clashes was reported at the Naku La pass, where a scuffle broke out between the Chinese and Indian forces, resulting in injuries to eleven soldiers.[13][14] During the 12th round of disengagement talks, the commanders of the two sides agreed to establish a hotline between the PLA base at Kampa Dzong and the Indian Army base at Kongra La . It was meant to enhance ties between the two armies and maintain peace and tranquility along the border.[15]
Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Bell, Tibet Past and Present (1924), p. 66.
- ^ Lamb, Britain and Chinese Central Asia (1960), p. 156.
- ^ Chan, Victor (1994), Tibet Handbook, Chico, CA: Moon Publications, pp. 839–840 – via archive.org
- ^ Powers & Holzinger, History as Propaganda (2004), p. 79.
- ^ French, Younghusband (1994), p. 175.
- ^ Tibet 2002: A Year Book, Tibet Information Network, London, p. 145.
- ^ a b "Geographical names of Tibet AR (China): Tibet Autonomous Region". KNAB Place Name Database. Institute of the Estonian Language. 2018-06-03.
- ^ Sikkim: a traveller's guide, Volume 2001 by Arundhati Ray, Sujoy Das
- ^ Tibet handbook: with Bhutan, by Gyurme Dorje
- ^ History as propaganda: Tibetan exiles versus the People's Republic of China by John Powers, p. 80
- ^ The great game: on secret service in high Asia, by Peter Hopkirk, p 507
- ^ Kumar, Ankit (26 March 2021). "Exclusive: Satellite images show active Chinese posts near Sikkim's Naku La". India Today.
- ^ "Indian and Chinese soldiers injured in cross-border fistfight, says Delhi". The Guardian. Agence France-Presse. 11 May 2020. ISSN 0261-3077. Archived from the original on 12 May 2020. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
- ^ Sud, Vedika; Westcott, Ben (11 May 2020). "Chinese and Indian soldiers engage in 'aggressive' cross-border skirmish". CNN. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
- ^ Vasudeva, P. K. (15 August 2021), "A thaw in ties", The Statesman (Kolkata)
Bibliography
[edit]- Bell, Charles (1924), Tibet Past and Present (First ed.), Oxford University Press
- French, Patrick (1994), Younghusband: the Last Great Imperial Adventurer, London: HarperCollins, ISBN 0-00-637601-0 – via archive.org
- Lamb, Alastair (1960), Britain and Chinese Central Asia, Routledge & Kegal Paul – via archive.org
- Powers, John; Holzinger, Lutz (2004), History as Propaganda: Tibetan Exiles Versus the People's Republic of China, Oxford University Press, USA, ISBN 978-0-19-517426-7
External links
[edit]- An abbot on a mountain, The Telegraph (Calcutta), 20 January 2006.Archived 23 October 2012 at the Wayback Machine
- Tibet a Chronicle of Exploration