Template:Map of Ladakh
Clickable map of points taken from the local map of Ladakh drawn by Ea Rasmussen, Moesgaard Museum/University of Aarhus.[1] The highlighted yellow area on the base map is the administrative area of the Union Territory of Ladakh.
- Aqua highlight labels represent Gompas or monasteries that paid the highest taxes in the 1850s — Hemis (with Hanle) Rs 900; Chimra Rs 900; Thigse Rs 500; Pitak Rs 500; Gawan Rs 900; Lama Yuru Rs 900.[2] (see Strachey's 1851 map of Ladakh for similar location spellings i.e. Chimra/Chemre etc)
- Route marked in red arrows (
) depicts routes of Zorawar Singh's Ladakhi and Balti campaigns. Arrows 1 to 5 depict the start from Kishtawar in 1834, through Warwan to Suru Valley, then north to Dkarste and from there turning south east to Khalatse. Arrows A to D depicts the conquest of Balti, reaching Skardu and back. Coloured labels represent southeast–wards conquests heading into Tibet and ending at Taklakot.[3] - Col N. Kumar led Indian teams climbed Teram Kangri II in 1978 and Sia Kangri and Saltoro Kangri in 1981.[4]
References
- ^ Bray, John, ed. (2005). "Introduction". Ladakhi Histories: Local and Regional Perspectives. Brill. ISBN 9789004145511. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
- ^ Cunningham, Alexander (1854). Ladak, Physical, Statistical, and Historical; with notices of the surrounding countries. London: W. H. Allen & Co. p. 273.
- ^ Charak, Sukhdev Singh (2016). General Zorawar Singh. New Delhi: Publications Division, Ministry of Information & Broadcasting, Government of India. p. 16. ISBN 9788123026480.
- ^ Sircar, Joydeep (1984). "Oropolitics" (PDF). British Alpine Journal. p. 78. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 January 2021. Retrieved 31 December 2020.