INDEX

Agents, or local officers, best method for instructing, [8]–12;

their position now, [407]

Ampthill, Lord, and Major Younghusband, [332]

Anglo-Russian agreement, [378]

Arundel, Sir Arundel, [332]

Ayi-la Pass, [331]

Bailey, Lieutenant, [176], [330]

Batang, Tibetan attack on Roman Catholics at, [47];

revolt against the Chinese at, [368] et seq.

Behar Raja, the, his capture, [4], [13]

Bell, Mr., the political officer in Sikkim, [388];

interview with the Dalai Lama, [392]

Benckendorff, Count, the Russian Ambassador, on Russian interest in Tibet, [80] et seq.;

on the British advance to Tibet, [144], [253]

Bengal trade with Tibet, [22], [42] et seq., [103]

Bethune, Captain, at Khamba Jong, [125];

in the Chumbi Valley, [157];

his death at Gyantse, [189], [191]

Beynon, Major, [203]

Bhutanese, the, aggression of, [5] et seq.; Mission to, [26];

their attitude towards the Lhasa Mission, [169], [170], [172];

friendly support of, [206], [267], [336], [364]

Bismarck, Prince, [431]

Blanford, Mr., [43]

Bliss, Captain, wounded at the storming of Gyantse Jong, [210]

Bogle, Mr.: his mission to Lhasa, [4] et seq.;

his character, [8], [9];

Warren Hastings’ instruction to, [9], [10];

journey through Bhutan, [12];

interview with Tashi Lama and Lhasa deputies, [13] et seq.;

result of the Mission, [24]–26, [427];

his death, [26]

Bourdillon, Sir James, Acting Lieutenant-Governor of Darjiling, [102]

Bower, Mr., explorer of Northern Tibet, [40]

Brahmaputra (Sampo) River, survey of, [40], [234], [328], [329], [330]

Brander, Colonel: in command of the Mission escort at Tangu, [109];

reconnaissance to the Karo-la, [185];

attack on the Mission at Gyantse, [187] et seq., [225]

Bretherton, Major, D.S.O., supply and transport officer: appreciation of, [99], [333];

preparing for the advance, [112], [151], [153];

drowned, [237]

Brodrick, Right Hon. St. John (Lord Midleton), Secretary of State for India, [139], [337]–341, [350]

Buddhism, [166];

birthplace of Buddha, [240];

in Lhasa, [309];

the Tibetan religion, [315] et seq.

Burmese Convention, [77], [296]

Burney, Lieutenant, at the storming of Gyantse Jong, [218]

Butterflies in Sikkim Valley, [105]

Calcutta, Bogle’s death at, [26];

the Dalai Lama’s visit to, [394]

Campbell-Bannerman, Sir Henry, [236]

Campbell, Colonel, at the storming of the Gyantse Jong, [217], [218]

Campbell, Lieutenant, and the Chinese High Commissioner, [343]

Candler, Edmund, Daily Mail correspondent, wounded by the Tibetans, [178]

Cavagnari, Sir Louis, his murder at Kabul, [77], [236]

Chaksam, occupation of, [234];

fight between the Chinese and Tibetans at, [391]

Chamberlain, Right Hon. Joseph, [413]

Chandra Shamsher Jang, Maharaja, Prime Minister of Nepal, [134];

his advice to the Tibetans, [135], [136]

Chang, Mr., Chinese High Commissioner of Tibet:

his diplomatic

insistence and military activity in Tibet, [342] et seq., [353], [356];

signs the Trade Regulations, [361];

the Dalai Lama visits Peking, [383], [385]

Chao, Colonel, the Chinese delegate, [142], [154]

Chao Erh-feng, Chinese Resident for Tibet, [362];

defeats the Tibetans at Batang, [371] et seq.;

goes to Chiamdo, [388];

his conduct impeached, [422]

Chao Erh-hsun, Viceroy at Hankow, [362]

Chefu Convention, [46]

Chiamdo, Chinese military force arrive at, [375];

agreement between the Chinese and the Dalai Lama at, [388]

Chigyab Kenpo (Lord Chamberlain), [235], [242]

China: her position and influence in Tibet, [18], [22], [28], [34], [39], [114], [321], [421] et seq.;

Tashi Lama’s death at Peking, [26];

the Nepalese driven back by, [30];

her desire to keep foreigners from Tibet, [43] et seq.;

Chefu Convention, [46];

the Sikkim-Tibet Convention with Great Britain, [50] et seq., [439]–441;

the boundary difficulty, [58], [59];

and Russia, [72], [80];

the Burmese Convention, [77];

attitude towards the Lhasa Mission, [86] et seq.;

protest against the advance to Lhasa, [143], [144];

and the negotiations at Lhasa, [263] et seq.;

obstructive attitude after the Tibetan Treaty was signed, [342] et seq., [362] et seq.;

and the payment of the Tibetan indemnity, [348] et seq.;

and the evacuation of the Chumbi Valley, [354] et seq.;

Trade Regulations, [359] et seq.;

Tibet within her sovereignty, not her suzerainty, [364];

puts down Tibetan revolt at Batang, [368] et seq.;

reduces Derge and Chiamdo, [374] et seq.;

the Dalai Lama visits Peking, [384];

Tibetans’ fear of, [387] et seq.;

Chinese troops in Lhasa, [388] et seq.;

deposition of the Dalai Lama, [399] et seq.;

convention with Great Britain, [443], [444]

Ching, Prince, describes the Tibetan character, [139]

Chisul, [235]

Chumalhari Mountain, [116], [160], [161]

Chumbi Valley, [133], [139];

the march through, [155] et seq.;

on the retention of, [256] et seq., [295];

evacuation of, [354]

Churchill, Lord Randolph, [47]

Conventions: Chefu, [46];

between Great Britain and China, [50], [439], [443];

between Great Britain and Tibet, [441];

between Great Britain and Russia, [444]

Cooper, Colonel, attack on Tibetan position, [224]

Craster, Captain, death of, [210]

Cromer, Earl of, on the result of the Mission, [325]

Curzon, Viscount, Viceroy of India:

his instructions to Major Younghusband, [11], [96], [97], [124], [142];

attempts to communicate with the Tibetans, [66], [72];

and Nepal, [134];

interview with Major Younghusband on his return, [332], [333];

newspaper criticisms, [430], [433]

Dalai Lama, the, [5], [48];

his dealings with Russia, [67], [74], [320], [377], [378];

refusal to negotiate, [139], [140], [184]; 204;

desires a peaceful settlement, [211];

objects to Mission going to Lhasa, [238];

gives present of silk, [241];

flight from Lhasa on the Mission’s approach, [268], [269], [279], [281], [377];

journeys to Peking, [380] et seq.;

interview with Sir John Jordan, [383], [384];

returns to Lhasa, [385], [387];

Chinese excesses, [386] et seq.;

appeal to the British, [386], [395];

thanks Indian Government for their generous treatment, [387];

flight from the Chinese at Lhasa, [391];

interview with Mr. Bell at Darjiling, [392];

arrival at Calcutta, and interview with the Viceroy, [394];

returns to Darjiling, [395];

deposed by the Chinese, [399] et seq.

Dane, Sir Louis, Foreign Secretary, [100], [328], [332];

appointed British delegate, [360]

Darjiling, [47];

scenery and description of, [100]–103;

the Dalai Lama’s flight to, [392]

Deb Judhur, the Bhutanese Chief, his aggressive conduct, [13]

Derge, Chinese reduction of, [374]

Dharm, Raja of Bhutan, friendship for England, [183], [205]

Diaya, Chinese occupation of, [376]

Donchuk-la, frontier pillar at, [59]

Dongste, [183]

Dorjieff, Envoy Extraordinary from the Dalai Lama of Tibet to the Czar of Russia, [67], [68];

his influence with the Dalai Lama, [154], [165], [269], [320], [377]

Dover, Mr., the Sikkim engineer, [116]

Dunlop, Major Wallace, wounded at Tuna, [178]

Durand, Sir Mortimer, Foreign Secretary, [40]

Easton, Lieutenant, [192]

Edward VII., King:

Major Younghusband’s audience with, [333];

his personality, [428]

Elles, Sir Edmond, [151]

Elliott, Sir Charles, Lieutenant-Governor of Bengal, and the frontier question, [60], [64], [94], [103]

Everest, Mount, [117]

Feng, Chinese Amban, his murder by the Tibetans, [368]–370

“Flag, the Viceroy’s,” 334

Forbes, Major, Cecil Rhodes’ instructions to, [10]

Forrest, Mr., botanist, [370]

Franklin, Dr., [196]

Fraser, Sir Andrew, [332]

Frontier, difficulties as to demarcation of, [51] et seq.

Fuller, Major, in command of the mountain battery, [208], [219], [225]

Fuller, Sir Bamfylde, and the sedition in Eastern Bengal, [410], [414]

Gantok, the capital of Sikkim, [60], [61], [64], [106]

Garrett, Mr., [152]

Garstin, Lieutenant, killed at Gyantse, [194]

Gartok, new mart at, [329], [330]

Gesub Rimpoche, the Regent, at Lhasa, [18], [19], [23];

and Turner’s Mission, [27], [29]

Giagong, assertion of British rights at, [71], [110]

Giri, [111]

Gnatong, Tibetan attack on, [48], [49];

Mission force assembled at, [153];

description of, [359]

Goffe, Consul-General, [369]

Gow, Mr., Chinese Sub-Prefect at Gyantse, [343] et seq.;

his withdrawal, [346]

Grant, Lieutenant, the storming of Gyantse Jong, [219]

Grey, Sir Edward, and the Chinese influence against the British, [344] et seq.;

on payment of indemnity, [352] et seq., [433];

and Chinese sovereignty over Tibet, [397], [398], [425]

Gurdon, Lieutenant, the storming of Gyantse Jong, [218]

Gurkha, Raja of Nepal, aggressiveness of, [19], [21], [25]

Gurkhas, the, their gallantry at Gyantse, [187] et seq., [210], [219];

turn the Tibetan position, [224], [225];

1792 invasion of, [322];

their excellent behaviour at Lhasa, [327]

Gyantse, Manning at, [34];

proposal for an Agent at, [87], [140];

the Mission’s arrival at, [180] et seq.;

description of, [182];

attack on the Mission at, [187]–190;

Ta Lama and Tongsa Penlop arrive at, [211] et seq.;

the storming of Gyantse Jong, [216] et seq.;

return journey from Lhasa to, [328]

Hadow, Lieutenant, [161]

Hamilton, Dr., his mission to Bhutan, [26]

Hamilton, Lord George, [139]

Hastings, Warren, Governor-General of India:

his policy with the Bhutanese and Tibetans, [5] et seq., [93], [141];

Tashi Lama’s letter to, [5], [6];

instructions to Bogle on his Mission to Bhutan, [9], [10];

sends Missions to Bhutan and Tibet, [26] et seq.;

sad ending to his work, [31]

Hayden, Mr., the geologist, [123], [156], [172], [183], [337]

Hedin, Sven, the Swedish traveller, [40];

expulsion from Tibet, [344], [434]

Himalaya Mountains, [100], [104], [105];

Mission cross the, [160], [161]

Ho Kuang-Hsi, Mr., Chinese delegate, [71];

at Yatung, [90];

at Giri, [111];

arrives at Khamba Jongpen, [113];

interview with White, [113], [114];

interview with Major Younghusband, [117], [121];

recalled, [131]

Hodgson, Captain, crosses the Karo-la Pass, [186]

Holdich, Sir Thomas, [41]

Hooker, Sir Joseph, the botanist, [43], [105]

Humphreys, Captain, wounded at the storming of the Gyantse Jong, [210]

Ibbetson, Sir Denzil, [332]

Iggulden, Major, Chief Staff Officer, [151]; at Lhasa, [307]

India, the Government of, [1], [2];

the aggression of the Bhutanese, [4], [5];

Bogle’s Mission to Tibet and its result, [8]–25;

trade with Tibet, [16], [22], [23], [53], [54], [86];

reason for cessation of intercourse with Tibet, [30], [31];

Manning’s visit to Lhasa, [33] et seq.;

Bengal’s efforts to trade with Tibet, [42] et seq.;

Tibetan aggressiveness, [47], [49];

the Convention with China and its result, [50] et seq.;

the frontier difficulty, [58] et seq.;

securing the treaty rights, [66] et seq.;

negotiations with Russia, [79] et seq.;

Home Government’s views as to Tibet, [84];

Mission to Tibet sanctioned, [85] et seq.;

start of the Mission, [99];

journey from Simla to Khamba Jong, [100] et seq.;

help from the Nepalese Government, [132], [133];

advance to Gyantse sanctioned, [139]–141;

protests by China and Russia, [144]–148;

journey from Darjiling to Chumbi, [149]–161;

the fight near Tuna, [173]–179;

at Gyantse, [182] et seq.;

the advance to Lhasa, [223]–250;

terms of negotiations of the treaty, [251] et seq.;

the treaty concluded, [289]–306;

the return of the Mission, [325]–334;

the results, [335]–341;

negotiations with China, [342]–366, [397] et seq.;

the attitude of the Tibetans, [367]–406;

on centralization and the responsibility of the Government in, [407]–415

Insect life in the Himalayas, [105]

James, Sir Evan, [75]

James, Mr., [152]

Jelap-la Pass, [47], [49];

erection and destruction of a boundary pillar, [58], [59];

Mission cross, [154]

Jit Bahadur, Captain, his help in the negotiations, [267] et seq.

Johnston, R. F. (From Peking to Mandalay), visits the Dalai Lama, [381]

Jo Khang Temple, [316]

Jones, Captain, death from malaria, [4]

Jordan, Sir John, Ambassador at Peking, [345];

on Chinese hostility to the treaty, [346], [347];

negotiations with China, [360], [363];

interviews with the Dalai Lama, [383], [384];

leaves Peking, [397]

Journal de Saint Petersbourg, [67]

Kala Tso, [197]

Kamba-la Mountain, [234]

Kangma, massing of Tibetan troops near, [186], [209];

the Mission’s first fortified post, [196]

Kangra-la Pass, [116]

Karo-la Pass, Tibetan attack on the Mission at, [185] et seq.

Kashmir compared with Tibet, [323]

Kawaguchi, the Japanese traveller, [307];

Three Years in Tibet, [311]

Kázi, Ugyen, Bhutanese Agent in Darjiling, [66], [67]

Kelly, Colonel, [149]

Kennion, Captain, [67]

Khamba Jongpen and the frontier incident, [71], [110];

refuses to send supplies, [112];

brings presents from the Lhasa delegates, [113]

Khamba Jong, proposal to negotiate at, [86], [88], [91], [110], [130];

arrival of Mission at, [112], [116] et seq.;

withdrawal of Mission from, [150], [151]

Kiangka, Chinese occupation of, [376]

Kinchinjunga Mountain, [102], [116]

Kitchener, Lord, [96], [332]

Kuch Behar, Tibetans’ attack on, [4];

position of, [13]

Lamas, the, at Lhasa, [15] et seq., [37], [309] et seq.

See also Dalai, Tashi, Ta

Lamsdorff, Count, and Russia’s attitude towards Tibet, [68], [202], [378]

Landon, Mr. Percival: Lhasa, [182] n., [190], [234]

Lansdowne, Marquess of, and the Convention with China, [51];

and the reported agreement between Russia and China, [73];

and Russia on the Tibet question, [79] et seq., [85], [144], [145], [201], [253], [255], [395];

the object of the Mission, [141];

and the Chinese Government, [143];

and the Tibetan indemnity, [348], [349]

Le Mesurier, Captain, Political Officer, [171]

Len, Amban, [393]

Lengtu, Tibetan occupation of, [47], [48]

Lepchas, the, [106], [107]

Lewis, Mr., death of, [172]

Lhasa, Bogle’s visit to, [15] et seq.;

Manning’s visit to, [37], [38];

withdrawal of Mission to, [47];

the Chinese Resident at, [50];

delegates from, [111], [122], [129];

Mission’s arrival at, [250];

the negotiations, [263] et seq.; flight

of Dalai Lama from, [268], [279], [281], [390];

the treaty concluded, [289] et seq.;

impressions at, [307] et seq.;

Convention of 1904 confirmed, [342];

China sends more troops to, [390] et seq.

Lhi-ding Depon, [168]

Li, Major, [159]

Liang-tun-yen, President of the Wai-wu-pu, [398]

Litton, Mr. Consul, and the Tibetans, [370]

Lye, Major, wounded at Gyantse, [208]

Ma, General, [216]

Macaulay, Colman, Secretary of the Bengal Government, [46];

secures Chinese permit for Mission to Lhasa, [47], [103];

his death, [47]

Macdonald, Brigadier-General, commander of the Mission military force, [140];

arranging for the advance, [151];

Darjiling to Chumbi, [152] et seq.;

at Phari, [159];

at Tuna, [160], [173];

difficulty of communication, [169];

fight with the Tibetans, [177], [178];

retires to Chumbi, [185], [192], [203];

marches for Gyantse, [208], [209];

durbar, [214];

storming of Gyantse Jong, [216] et seq., [228];

the advance to Lhasa, [223] et seq.;

occupation of Chaksam, [234];

arrival at Lhasa, [250];

as to time for Mission to return, [289];

the treaty concluded, [303];

his appreciative speech, [307];

the return from Lhasa, [325] et seq.

Macgregor, Sir Charles, [77]

Macpherson, Mr., [102], [332]

Magniac, Vernon, [203], [318], [330]

Manning, Dr.: his career, [33];

his visit to Tibet, [33] et seq.;

at Gyantse, [35];

arrives at Lhasa, [37]–40;

interview with the Grand Lama, [37]

Marindin, Mr., the Commissioner of Darjiling, [102], [169]

Markham, Sir Clements: Mission of Bogle, [5], [8], [9], [13], [16], [23], [26];

and Colman Macaulay, [47]

Messager Officiel, Russian newspaper, [69]

Mezhow Mishnies, [44]

Minto, Earl of, Governor-General of India, and Manning, [33];

and the Tashi Lama, [377];

on the flight of the Dalai Lama, [392]

Missions to Tibet, account of. See Bogle, Turner, and Younghusband

Mitter, Mr., [303]

Mongolia and Russia, [74], [75];

character of the Mongols, [313]

Moorcroft, Mr., explorer of Western Tibet, [40]

Morley, Mr. (afterwards Viscount), Secretary of State for India, on the situation at Gyantse, [347];

on the payment of the Tibetan indemnity, [350], [352];

and the evacuation of the Chumbi Valley, [356], [358];

and China, [365], [397], [398], [402], [425];

an appreciation of, [413], [433]

Müller, Max, [397], [398];

his interviews with Chinese Councillor Natung, [400], [401]

Murray, Major, [8]th Gurkhas, at Gyantse, [187], [188], [196];

storming of the Gyantse Jong, [217]

Nagartse, Mission arrives at, [225]

Nathu-la Pass, [331]

National Assembly, the. See Tibetans

Natung, Chinese Grand Councillor, and Max Müller, [400]

Nepalese, the, invade Tibet, [21], [22], [30];

defeat by the Chinese, [30];

and India, [84];

assistance to the British Mission, [132] et seq., [170], [206], [268] et seq.;

and China, [364]

Ngpak-pas, the, or miracle-workers, [316]

Niani, monastery of, [209]

Nolan, Mr., Commissioner of Darjiling, [62], [166]

Norbaling, the Dalai Lama’s palace, [393]

Novoe Vremya, Russian newspaper, [68]

O’Connor, Captain, artillery officer and Tibetan scholar, [97];

and the Jongpen of Khamba Jong, [110];

interview with the Lhasa delegates, [113];

Tibetan friendliness to, [137], [172] 241, [328], [367];

arranging for the Mission’s advance, [151], [153];

on the attitude of the Lhasa monks, [159], [166];

interview with the Tibetan leaders, [162], [163], [178];

visits Dongste Monastery, [183];

Tibetan attack on Gyantse, [187];

bravery at storming of Palla, [194], [195], [283];

occupation of the Nagartse Jong, [228];

release of prisoners, [307];

at Lhasa, [309];

warm reception by the Tashi Lama, [330];

and the Chinese, [345];

and the treaty provisions, [376]

O’Conor, Sir Nicholas, Minister at Peking, [55]

Odessa Novosti, Russian newspaper, [67]

Orléans, Prince Henri de, [40]

Ottley, Captain, attacks the Tibetans, [190];

appreciation of, [193]

Palkhor Choide Monastery, [182]

Palla, village of, storming of, [194]

Parr, Captain, Customs Commissioner at Yatung, [90], [112], [153], [155]

Parsons, General, Inspector-General of Artillery, [216]

Paul, A. W., negotiated Trade Regulations of 1893, [51], [103]

Pearson, Captain, at Gyantse, [196]

Peking, Tashi Lama’s death at, [26]

From Peking to Mandalay, by R. F. Johnston, [381]

Peterson, Major, and the storming of Palla, [194]

Phari, Bogle’s reception at, [12];

Manning’s visit to, [33];

as a possible trade mart, [52], [86];

duty on goods at, [54], [55];

Mission’s arrival at, [157];

Lhasa representatives at, [159];

Tongsa Penlop at, [203]

Pinus excelsus growing in the Teesta Valley, [105]

Potala Palace, the, at Lhasa, description of, [37], [250], [265];

treaty signed at, [301]

Prain, Colonel, now Director of the Botanical Gardens, [123]

Rangpur, annual fair at, [26]

Ravenshaw, Colonel, British Resident in Nepal, [134], [206]

Rawling, Captain, explorer of Western Tibet, [208];

the return journey from Lhasa, [329], [331]

Rayleigh, Lord, on the colouring of water, [233]

Reid, Colonel, at Gyantse, [208]

Rhodes, Cecil, his instructions to his agents, [10]

Rhubarb, gigantic (Rheum nobile), in Sikkim, [109]

Rinchengong as a trade-mart, [270]

Roman Catholics, treatment of, by the Tibetans, [47], [368]

Rong Valley, [186]

Roosevelt, Mr. Theodore, [193]

Rosebery, Earl of, on the Mission, [236]

Row, Major, at Phari, [158], [159];

a successful engagement, [189]

Russia: her influence in Tibet, [22], [29], [320], [377], [421];

the Tibetan envoy to, [67], [72], [165];

and China, [73];

protest against the advance into Tibet, [144];

negotiations with the Indian Government, [79] et seq., [201], [202], [255], [295];

Anglo-Russian agreement, [378], [444]

Ryder, Captain, Survey Officer: a difficult march, [156];

visits the Dongste Monastery, [183];

the return from Lhasa, [328], [329];

reward for survey work, [330]

Salisbury, Marquess of, on the Tibet question, [66]

Sanpo. See Brahmaputra

Sarat Chandra Das, the Bengali traveller, explores Tibet, [40], [307], [319]

Satow, Sir Ernest, British Minister at Peking:

Russia’s agreement with China, [73];

and China on the Tibetan question, [138], [139], [203], [256], [385];

and the Tibetan indemnity, [348], [350]

Sawyer, Captain, interview with Tibetan leaders at Guru, [163], [164]

Schurz, Reminiscences of Carl, [431]

Sera Monastery, [312]

Shahzad Mir, [97]

Sheng, the Chinese Resident, [51]

Sheppard, Captain: appreciation of his work, [192];

his bravery, [194], [218]

Shigatse, Tashi Lama’s reception of Bogle at, [13];

Turner’s reception at, [27];

sacked by the Nepalese, [30];

the Abbot of, [137]

Sikkim, the Convention between Great Britain and China as to, [50], [51], [439]–441;

Sikkim and Bhutan, by Mr. White, [106], [107];

vegetation of, [109];

Tibetans’ claim to, [244]

Spectator, The, on the Mission to Lhasa, [430], [434]

Spencer, Herbert, on the Lepchas, [107]

Stewart, Colonel J. M., [203]

Sutlej, survey of the, [330]

Szechuan, [362], [368]

Ta Lama, the, afterwards Tsarong Sha-pé, at Shigatse, [210];

his interviews with Major Younghusband on the Tibetan question, [211], [225] et seq., [238] et seq., [249], [250], [282] et seq.;

his disgrace, [267];

and the indemnity, [353], [354];

and the Trade Regulations, [361];

his position at Lhasa, [393]

Tang, Mr., [342]

Tang-la, [331]

Tangu, [109]

Tashi Lama, the, and the Bhutanese aggression, [5];

letter to Warren Hastings, [5], [6];

interview with Bogle, [13] et seq.;

character, [15], [316];

journey to Peking and death, [26];

reincarnation of, [27], [28];

sends delegates to Major Younghusband, [123], [125];

his reception of Captain O’Connor, [330];

and Sven Hedin, [344];

visits India, [377]

Tashi Lumpo Monastery, the Abbot of the, interview with Major Younghusband, [125]–129

Tea trade with Tibet, [52]

Teesta River, [104], [105]

Tibetans, the (see also Younghusband, Major):

reasons for Indian interference, [1] et seq.;

position, [2];

religion, [3], [240], [315], et seq.;

Bogle’s Mission, [4]–26;

seizure of Kuch Behar, [4];

trade with India, [16], [22];

Chinese influence, [18], [22], [28], [34], [39], [88], [114];

Turner’s Mission, [26], [31];

Nepalese invasion, [30];

communication ceases, [31], [42];

Manning’s visit to Lhasa, [33]–41;

fresh efforts to trade with, [42] et seq.;

withdrawal of Mission to, [47];

aggressiveness of, [47], [49];

Sikkim-Tibet Convention between Great Britain and China, [50], [439]–441;

difficulties of fixing frontier with India, [51], [71], [72];

remove frontier pillar, [59];

their view of the Treaty, [62], [63], [71];

send envoy to Russia, [67] et seq.;

negotiations with Russia, [79] et seq.;

British Government’s views, [84]–88;

Major Younghusband’s Mission to Lhasa, [86] et seq.;

their treatment of India, [92];

protest against the advance of the Mission, [111] et seq., [125] et seq., [153]–156, [164]–168, [174];

advice of the Nepalese to, [135], [136];

shed the first blood, [177], [178];

attack the Mission at Gyantse, [187]–190;

the Karo-la fight, [190];

the storming of Palla, [194], [195];

further discussions at Phari and Gyantse, [203]–206, [209]–216;

the storming of the Gyantse Jong, [216] et seq.;

power of the National Assembly, [235], [236], [240], [244], [245], [268] et seq., [282];

and Sikkim, [244];

the terms of the Treaty, [251]–262, [441]–443;

the negotiations, [263]–288;

the Treaty concluded, [289]–300;

signature of Treaty in the Potala, [301]–306;

impressions at Lhasa of, [307]–321;

social habits, [318];

attitude of the Chinese to, [321]–323, [362]–366;

Mission returns from Lhasa, [325] et seq.;

results of the Mission, [335]–341, [415] et. seq.;

payment of indemnity, [348]–354;

British evacuation of the Chumbi Valley, [354]–359;

Trade Regulations, [360], [361], [440];

attitude since 1904 of, [367] et seq.;

difficulty of direct relations with, [424] et seq.

Ti-mi-fu, the, [37]

Ting Ling Monastery, [373]

Ti Rimpoche, the Regent of Tibet:

negotiations with the Mission, [268] et seq.;

his character, [310], [325];

and the indemnity, [367]

Tongsa Penlop, Maharaja of Bhutan:

interviews with Major Younghusband, [203], [204];

his character, [204];

negotiations at Gyantse, [209] et seq.;

negotiations with the Mission at Lhasa, [263] et seq.;

places Bhutan under British Protectorate, [336]

Townley, Mr., British Chargé d’Affaires at Peking, the Chinese and the Tibetan question, [88], [129], [130]

Townsend, Meredith, Asia and Europe, [434]

Trade between Tibet and India, [16], [22], [23], [52], [86] et seq.;

new regulations, [360], [361], [440]

Trimpuk Jongpen, the, arrives at Phari, [169];

interview with Major Younghusband at Tuna, [170], [204]

Tsamdang Gorge, fight at, [180]

Tsarong Sha-pé. See Ta Lama

Tse-chen Monastery, [209]

Tuna, Mission at, [160], [162] et seq.;

General Macdonald brings more troops to, [173]

Tung-yig-Chembo, the Chief Secretary:

interviews with Major Younghusband, [211], [225] et seq.;

his bad influence, [241]

Turner, Captain Samuel, [5];

Mission to Tibet, [26] et seq., [427];

appreciation of his work, [30]

T’u Ssu office abolished, [372]

Victoria, Queen, and the Tibetans, [319]

Waddell, Colonel, Chief Medical Officer and archæologist:

his knowledge of Lamaism, [240], [309];

collects Tibetan manuscripts, [337]

Wade, Sir T., British Minister at Peking, [77]

Walker, Lieutenant, his bravery at Gyantse, [194], [195]

Walsh, Mr., Deputy Commissioner at Darjiling, [102];

appointed Assistant Commissioner, [152];

at Gyantse, [204]; and the occupation of the Chumbi Valley, [256];

his good work, [309];

return to India, [331]

Walton, Captain, ornithologist, [123], [172], [183];

at Gyantse, [187];

his natural history collections, [337]

Wen, Chinese Assistant Resident at Lhasa, interview with the Dalai Lama, [388], [389]

White, Claude, Political Officer in Sikkim, visits the mart at Yatung, [53];

Tibetan disregard of the Treaty, [54] et seq.;

the frontier difficulties, [58]–60;

withdrawal to Gantok, [61], [62];

sent to Giagong to reassert British rights, [70] et seq., [120];

appointed Joint Commissioner, [87], [88];

Mission to Tibet starts, [97];

Sikkim and Bhutan, [106];

obstruction by the Tibetans, [110], [111];

arrives at Khamba Jong, [112];

interview with the Lhasa officials, [113], [114];

as to advancing to Lhasa during the winter, [149];

friendly reception by the Bhutanese, [172], [204], [267], [336];

and the indemnity, [282];

at Lhasa, [309];

the return of the Mission, [328], [329], [331]

Wilton, Mr.: China Consular service, [124];

at Gyantse, [187];

return of the Mission, [328]–331;

and the Trade Regulations, [361]

Witte, M., and the Tibetan envoys, [69]

Wood, Lieutenant, Survey Officer, [329]

Wu-tai-shen, [381]

Yamdok Tso Lake, its beauty, [232]

Yatung, trade-mart at, [52], [53], [63], [86]

Younghusband, Major, Resident at Indore, appointed Commissioner, [87], [90];

his career and experiences in India, [95], [97];

the Viceroy’s instructions, [96];

arrangements for the Mission, [97]–99;

leaves Simla, [99];

journey to Darjiling, [100]–102;

leaves Darjiling, [103];

journey to Tangu, [104]–109;

White’s interview with the Jongpen of Khamba Jong at Giagong, [110]–115;

journey to Khamba Jong, [116];

interviews with the Chinese and Tibetan delegates, [117] et seq., [131];

interview with the Abbot of the Tashi Lumpo Monastery, [125]–129;

help from the Nepalese, [132], [133];

Tibetan dilatoriness and signs of war, [137];

returns to Simla to confer with the Indian Government, [138] et seq.;

advance decided on, [140], [146];

Chinese and Russian protests, [143]–146, [201]–203;

journey through the Teesta Valley, [152];

Mission assembled at Gnatong, [153];

on the Jelap-la Pass, [154], [155];

Tibetan obstruction, [155];

arrival at Phari, [157], [159];

interviews with Lhasa monks and their demeanour, [159];

crossing the Himalayas, [160], [161]; at Tuna, [161] et seq.;

critical interviews with Lhasa officials, [162] et seq.;

the Bhutanese become allies, [170]–172;

advance continued, [173];

a last palaver, [174];

first bloodshed, [176]–179;

fight at the Tsamdang Gorge, [180];

arrival at Gyantse, [182];

demeanour of the inhabitants, [182];

Tibetan attack on the Mission at Gyantse, [187], [188];

result of Colonel Brander’s fight at the Karo-la, [189], [190], [191];

Indian Government sanction the advance to Lhasa, [191], [221];

occupation of Palla village, [194], [195];

Tibetan attack on Kangma fortified post, [196];

returns to Chumbi for consultation, [196]–208;

interview with the Tongsa Penlop at Phari, [203]–207;

returns to Gyantse, [208], [209];

Tibetan opposition, [209];

receives the Ta Lama and other delegates, [211]–216;

the storming and capture of Gyantse Jong, [217]–220;

proclamation issued, [222];

the fight at Karo-la Pass, [223], [224];

arrival at Nagartse, [225];

a deputation of the Ta Lama and other delegates, [225]–232;

crossing of the Kamba-la Pass, [234];

occupation of Chaksam, [234];

letter from the National Assembly, [235];

drowning accident, [237];

another interview with Ta Lama and other Tibetan delegates, [238]–250;

arrival at Lhasa, [251] et seq.;

terms of the Treaty, [252]–262, [441]–443;

the negotiations, [263] et seq.;

description and impressions of Lhasa, [265], [307] et seq.;

the Treaty concluded, [289] et seq.;

Treaty signed in the Potala, [301]–306;

the attitude of the Chinese to the Tibetans, [321]–324;

the return from Lhasa, [325] et seq.;

and Lord Curzon, [332], [333];

interview with King Edward, [333];

the Viceroy’s Flag, [334];

results of the Mission, [335]–341, [415] et seq.;

negotiations with China, [342] et seq.;

the indemnity question, [351] et seq.;

evacuation of the Chumbi Valley, [354] et seq.;

the Chinese forward movement, [362]–366;

on the attitude of the Tibetans since 1904, [367] et seq.;

on centralization and defects of present system, [407]–415;

a final reflection, [430] et seq.

Yu-Tai, Imperial Resident in Tibet, [88];

his character, [263];

interview with Major Younghusband, [263] et seq.;

Chinese instructions to, [342];

dismissal from office, [345]

Yutok Sha-pé: interviews with Major Younghusband, [225] et seq., [268] et seq., [282] et seq.;

and the trade-marts, [367]

THE END


[1]. Markham, “Mission of Bogle,” p. 6.

[2]. Markham, p. 135.

[3]. Markham, p. 137.

[4]. Markham, p. 162.

[5]. Turner, p. 374.

[6]. Blue-book, p. 24.

[7]. Blue-book, p. 31.

[8]. Blue-book, p. 44.

[9]. Ibid., p. 54.

[10]. Blue-book, p. 92.

[11]. Blue-book, p. 101.

[12]. Blue-book, p. 166.

[13]. Blue-book, p. 117.

[14]. Ibid., p. 123.

[15]. Blue-book, p. 140.

[16]. Blue-book, p. 152.

[17]. Blue-book, p. 178.

[18]. Blue-book, p. 180.

[19]. Ibid., p. 181.

[20]. Blue-book, p. 187.

[21]. Blue-book, p. 184.

[22]. Blue-book, p. 198.

[23]. Blue-book, I., p. 294.

[24]. February 26, 1904.

[25]. Blue-book, I., p. 294.

[26]. Ibid., p. 298.

[27]. See p. [63].

[28]. An excellent description of the jong and monastery will be found in Chapter VII. of Landon’s “Lhasa.”

[29]. Blue-book, III., p. 1.

[30]. Ibid., p. 15.

[31]. Blue-book, III., p. 20.

[32]. Blue-book, III., p. 19.

[33]. Blue-book, III., p. 33.

[34]. Blue-book, III., p. 42.

[35]. Blue-book, III., p. 45.

[36]. Blue-book, III., p. 51.

[37]. Ibid., p. 242.

[38]. Blue-book, III., p. 36.

[39]. Blue-book, III., p. 75.

[40]. Ibid., p. 22.

[41]. The flag known as a "Viceroy’s flag"—a Union Jack with a star in the middle and the motto "Heaven’s Light our Guide"—flown by political officers in India.

[42]. Blue-book, III., p. 74.

[43]. Ibid., p. 70.

[44]. Blue-book, III., p. 77.

[45]. Blue-book, IV., p. 88.

[46]. Blue-book, IV., p. 98.

[47]. Blue-book, IV., p. 126.

[48]. Blue-book, IV., p. 29.

[49]. Blue-book, IV., p. 136.

[50]. See especially p. 373.

[51]. Blue-book, IV., p. 178.

[52]. See p. 384.

[53]. Blue-book, IV., p. 215.

[54]. Blue-book, IV., p. 98.

[55]. Blue-book, IV., p. 185. It is not clear whether this was Mr. Toller or someone else.

[56]. Blue-book, IV., p. 41.

[57]. Blue-book, IV., p. 136.

[58]. Blue-book, IV., p. 215.

[59]. Ibid., p. 217.

[60]. Blue-book, IV., p. 218.

[61]. Ibid., p. 188.

[62]. Blue-book, IV., p. 189.

[63]. Ibid.

[64]. Blue-book, IV., p. 205.

[65]. “Reminiscences of Carl Schurz,” vol. iii., p. 272.

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Transcriber’s Note

Errors which are readily attributed to printer’s lapses have been corrected, as noted below. Spelling has been retained, except where the printer seems most likely to be at fault.

p. [48]evacu[a]tedAdded.
p. [74]the interest of Russia[ ]in TibetAdded.
p. [187]awaked by shots and loud [booing]booming?
p. [421]Either[ ]of these causesAdded.
p. [431]the Franco[-]German War.Added.
almos[t]Added.