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Tibet and Turkestan : vol.1 |
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This war resulted more happily for the attacking
party than the earlier effort—probably because the
Taiping rebellion interfered with the normal action
of the Chinese Government. When the Tibetans
were forced to make concessions of territory, they
may well have deplored the increasing strength near
their borders of that great power which had humili-
ated their Elder Brother a few years before, and
which seemed to be supporting their younger, im-
pulsive brother in his assault against their kingdom
of snow. Following fast upon this came the Anglo-
French war against China, terminated by a humiliat-
ing treaty, something of which would be known in
Tibet. While China is still suffering from the effect
of this blow, and by a chance which to the Tibetans
might almost seem calculation, the British force a
closer protectorate over Sikkim, following upon a
quarrel between the Sikkimites and the Nepalese,
already protected. The ruling family in the little
mountain state had for centuries been of the Tibetan
nobility and had recognised a sort of Tibetan suzer-
ainty.
Then, again, in 1863, an occurrence at their very
door must have further frightened these secluded
people. Bhutan had admitted, years before, a Brit-
ish Resident; otherwise its ruler tried to keep white
men out. When some contentions arose between
the Bhutan authority and neighbouring states more
directly controlled by Calcutta, an envoy was sent
to arrange the quarrel. To the discomfiture of those
who sent him, this officer made a treaty by which
most of the claims of Bhutan were recognised and
certain territory was handed back to it. This is not
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