Southern Asia 115 years ago today: British Expedition to Tibet (03 Aug 1904) https://buff.ly/31aVfaQ While the British welcomed the Saudi restoration as a way to undermine Ottoman power, their main concern in the region remained Russia. To keep the Russians in check, Britain signed an alliance with Japan, but still feared Russian expansion into Tibet, which had effectively been independent of China since the mid-19th century. In 1904, the British invaded the Himalayan kingdom, forcing the Tibetans to accept their authority. #southernasia #history #welovehistory #welovemaps #map #1900s #20thcentury #modernhistory #1904 #august #august3 #chineseempire #qingdynasty #russianempire #tibet #britishempire #britishraj #britishindia #kingdomoftibet #imperialism #maps #todayinhistory #historytoday #historyteacher #historybuff #historygeek #historynerd #worldhistory #cartography #geopolitics (at Lhasa, Tibet) https://www.instagram.com/p/B0sXnqQgBO1/?igshid=5bd1bdo3gsjc










