Tibet Boundary Settlement
History of Tehri King Narendra Shah -15
History of Tehri Kingdom (Tehri and Uttarkashi Garhwal) from 1815 –1948- 207
History of Uttarakhand (Garhwal, Kumaon and Haridwar) – 1454
By: Bhishma Kukreti (History Student)
Tibet Boundary with Garhwal had been always a disputable matter. Even today, it did not end.
A few Jad families from Bushehar Himachal settled in Harsil, Nelang =Jad –Naga vallyes. That community was trader community and used to do trading of selling Tibetan products (Wool, salt , borax, gold dust etc.) to Indian traders in Haridwar, Dehradun and Saharanpur and used to sell Indian products to Tibetan markets as Pulling, Tholing and Daba . Those jad traders used to bring Tibetan products from Daba etc. to their villages in Jad- Nelang- Harsil valleys . And they used to sell the same in Indian plains etc. in winter season (1).
In Gorkhali period , there was hurdle in trading I those valleys. By the time Sudrashan Shah took charge of Tehri ,there arose some disputes on the border lines between Tehri and Tibet. Sudarshan Shah sent a deputation to Chhaprang in Tibet. Then the Tibetan government did not respond on settling border issue with Tehri Garhwal Kingdom. Tibetan government gave an excuse that the Tibetan government would take advice from Chinese government and alter on would respond back to Tehri King (2).
The Tibet Government again raised the border dispute as Today Chine does time to time. Tehri Administration in charge Sanrakshan Samiti felt the need of settling the border issue with Tibet. Samiti sent Ghana Nand Khanduri to Tibet. Ghana Nand Khanduri toured Tibet on his expence and settled the issue satisfactory(2).
Establishing Dunda Village for Jad and Nelang valley inhabitants-
Nelang –Jad –Harsil valley propel had to face stiff problem of living in Jad-Nelang- Harsil valley in sharp winter season . With the efforts of contractor Ghana Nand Khanduri , Tehri administration accepted to offer a place for thse Jad – people to stay in Dunda in winter (gunsa - as winter camp) (3)
References-
1-Dabral S., Tehri Garhwal Rajya ka Itihas Bhag 2 (new edition), Veer Gatha Press, Dogadda, (1999) page 12
2- Bhakta Darshan, 1952 Garhwal ki Divangat Vibhutiyan , Bhatkadarshan Dehradun page 212
3- Bhakta Darshan, 1952 Garhwal ki Divangat Vibhutiyan , Bhatkadarshan Dehradun page 213
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