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British Expedition to Tibet

1903 CE – 1904 CE · 1 year

British military invasion of Tibet under Colonel Younghusband, motivated by fears of Russian influence in the Great Game. The expedition forced a treaty on Tibet at Lhasa, establishing British trade privileges and ending Tibetan isolation.

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Belligerents

The main peoples, kingdoms and states involved.

  • British Empire (British India)
  • Tibet

Key moments

Defining events in the British Expedition to Tibet.

  1. 1904 Massacre at Guru
  2. 1904 Battle of Gyantse Dzong

Elsewhere in South Asia at the time

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Taj Mahal

1632 CE – still standing

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Mount Everest

3000 BCE – still standing

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Attested 1783 CE – 2026 CE

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Western Ghats

3000 BCE – still standing

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British Raj

1858 CE – 1947 CE

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Thar Desert

3000 BCE – still standing

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Afghanistan

Founded 1709 CE · attested to 2026 CE

Dated moments inside this span

Events the timeline places between 1903 CE and 1904 CE.

1903 CE Ilinden Uprising (Macedonia) 1904 CE Russo-Japanese War 1904 CE Herero and Nama War

And in the rest of the world

Records running through the same years, on the other side of the map.

Grand Canyon Landmark · Americas 3000 BCE – still standing Sokoto Caliphate Polity · Africa 1804 CE – 1903 CE Tea Horse Road Trade route · East Asia 700 CE – 1950 CE Deng Xiaoping Figure · Sichuan, China 1904 CE – 1997 CE Russo-Japanese War Conflict · East Asia 1904 CE – 1905 CE Great Barrier Reef Landmark · Oceania 3000 BCE – still standing
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