Tibet 1924
A Very British Coup Attempt
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12559397 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Alex Mckay (corresponding author), A C McKay |
| Year | 1997 |
| Volume | 7 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 411-424 |
| Publication date | 1997-11-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1356-1863 • E-ISSN: 1474-0591 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s1356186300009445 |
| OpenAlex | W2170462851 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 10 |
In the course of my research into the character, role and influence of the British officials in Tibet during the 1904–47 period, it became apparent that previous scholarship had failed fully to confront an issue which would explain the clear decline in Anglo-Tibetan relations during the latter half of the 1920s. There is considerable evidence to suggest that the British officer then in immediate charge of Anglo-Tibetan relations attempted to promote a coup d'état in Tibet, in order to transfer secular power from the Dalai Lama and his court to Tsarong Shape, the forward-thinking Commander-in-Chief of the Tibetan Army. This possibility has been rejected by the leading European historians of the period, but their conclusions are, I will argue, in need of reassessment
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| Citations per year | 0.04 |
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| Citation span | 2003 - 2003 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |