Event Invasion of Tibet (1841)

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Was the Sikh invasion of Tibet that started the Dogra-Tibetan War.

Chronology

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  • January 1842: Rudok conquered by sikh empire.
  • October 1841: Tibetan general Zorawar Singh, a prominent military leader in the Sikh Empire, was unable to hold Taklakot and retreated to the Mayum La, the border of West Tibet.
  • June 1841: One Sikh division invaded Tibet via the Rupshu valley and Hanle.
  • June 1841: One Sikh division invaded Tibet via the Rupshu valley and Hanle.
  • January 1842: In 1841, British explorer Alexander Burnes led one division along the Indus valley towards Tashigang. The territory was under the military occupation of the Sikh Empire at that time.
  • January 1842: Rudok conquered by sikh empire.
  • January 1842: Zorawar Singh captured Gartok as well as Taklakot (Burang) near Nepal border.
  • October 1841: Tibetan general Zorawar Singh, a prominent military leader in the Sikh Empire, was unable to hold Taklakot and retreated to the Mayum La, the border of West Tibet.
  • January 1842: In 1841, British explorer Alexander Burnes led one division along the Indus valley towards Tashigang. The territory was under the military occupation of the Sikh Empire at that time.