The 1855 Nepal-Tibet War: Jung Bahadur's Forgotten Campaign

In 1855, Jung Bahadur Rana, Nepal's autocratic prime minister, launched a war against Tibet, citing trade disputes and border incursions. The conflict saw Gorkha forces storm the Tibetan frontier posts of Kuti and Kyerong, only to face a determined Qing-backed counteroffensive. Lucas and Luna explore the political calculations behind the war—Jung Bahadur's need to legitimize his rule after the Kot Massacre, his delicate balancing act with British India, and the eventual Treaty of Thapathali that reaffirmed Nepal's suzerainty over the passes but cost it territorial gains. This episode unpacks a little-known chapter of Himalayan geopolitics, where the ambitions of a Rana strongman collided with the waning power of the Qing Empire.

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