In the eyes of its beholders: The Younghusband expedition (1903-04) and contemporary media

Article Abstract:

Details of the expedition of Francis Younghusband, preceded by a small band of officials and an escort of 500 men, crossed the forbidding 17,500 feet high Kangra la and quartered at Khamba Jong, an odd 25 miles inside Tibet on 18 July 1903 are discussed. His objective was to negotiate with officials from the Dalai Lama's administration and those of the Chinese Amban in Lhasa to establish a virtual British protectorate over Tibet that ultimately failed.

Beliefs, opinions and attitudes, Travel, Adventure and adventurers, Adventurers, Younghusband, Francis Edward, Sir, Sir

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From Orientals to imagined Britons: Baghdadi Jews in Shanghai

Article Abstract:

The various strands of identity developed by Baghdadis during their stay in Shanghai and the commitments forged between Baghdadi and British settlers are analyzed. The Baghdadi Jewish traders in Shanghai adopted an imagined British identity along with the local connotations.

China, Analysis, Group identity, Social identity, Baghdad, Iraq (City), Oriental literature, Asian literature

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Officers, gentlemen and thieves: the looting of monasteries during the 1903/4 Younghusband mission to Tibet

Article Abstract:

The British state's scramble for knowledge and the desire for plunder, which led to the looting of monasteries during the 1903/4 Younghusband mission to Tibet is explained. The narrative of events, which challenged the fundamentals of moral Empire is discussed further.

Tibet, Religious aspects, Monasteries, Looting

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