The Sikh invaders had met with success…

September 1841 CE

The Sikh invaders had met with success in the beginning of the invasion, thanks to the quality of their weapons, but the Tibetans resist using guerrilla tactics and their knowledge of the local terrain.

Sweeping all resistance before them, the three columns had passed Lake Manasarovar and converged at Gartok, defeating the small Tibetan force stationed there.

The enemy commander had fled to Taklakot but Zorawar storms this fort on September 6, 1841. Envoys from Tibet now came to him as did agents of the Maharaja of Nepal, whose kingdom is only fifteen miles from Taklakot.

The Sikh army now controla the urban centers of Daba, Tholing, Tsaparang Rudok, Gartok and Taklakot (modern Burang Town).

Zorawar garrisons the towns and sets up an administration to rule the occupied territories.

Meanwhile, in the Punjab, the British envoys pressure the Maharaja to order his withdrawal while the Nepalis help the Qing forces against him

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