Where Three Empires Meet

Where Three Empires Meet: A Narrative of Recent Travel in Kashmir, Western Tibet, Gilgit, and the Adjoining Countries is a travel memoir written by Edward Frederick Knight, a British Raj military officer.

Where Three Empires Meet: A Narrative of Recent Travel in Kashmir, Western Tibet, Gilgit, and the Adjoining Countries
EditorJ.C. Allen
AuthorEdward Frederick Knight
LanguageEnglish
SubjectTravel literature
GenreNonfiction
Published1893 (1st Edition)
PublisherLongmans, Green & Co., London
Media typeHardcover
Pages528

Background

In 1890, Knight made trips to Kashmir and the Himalayas to gather research for his book, Where Three Empires Meet. He started his journey in Ladakh and continued to Gilgit. He made it to Gilgit in time to join the fight in 1891 when the British forces led by Colonel Algernon Durand began a military campaign against the smaller states of Hunza and Nagar. He also served as a correspondent for The Times during this time. In addition, he was temporarily appointed as an officer-in-charge of some native troops.[1]

A scanned copy of the book is available in Wikimedia Commons[2] and the rare books section of the Government of India's Indian Culture portal.[3]

Few illustrations from the book
  • A view of the Kanjut / Hunza river as illustrated in E.F. Knight's "Where Three Empires Meet," published in 1905, 2nd Edition.
    A view of the Kanjut / Hunza river as illustrated in E.F. Knight's "Where Three Empires Meet," published in 1905, 2nd Edition.
  • An illustration of the Kanjut valley in E.F. Knight's "Where Three Empires Meet," published in 1905, 2nd Edition.
    An illustration of the Kanjut valley in E.F. Knight's "Where Three Empires Meet," published in 1905, 2nd Edition.
  • A view of Baltit Fort in Hunza valley, as published in "Where Three Empires Meet" by E.F. Knight in 1905, 2nd Edition.
    A view of Baltit Fort in Hunza valley, as published in "Where Three Empires Meet" by E.F. Knight in 1905, 2nd Edition.

References
  1. "Book Review: Where Three Empires Meet: A Narrative of Recent Travel in Kashmir, Western Tibet, Gilgit, and the Adjoining Countries". The Athenaeum (British magazine). 3421 (May 20 1983): 629–630. 20 May 1893 – via HathiTrust.
  2. Knight, E.F. (1896), Where three empires meet: a narrative of recent travel in Kashmir, western Tibet, Gilgit, and the adjoining countries (PDF), p. 528, retrieved 14 November 2022
  3. "Where Three Empires meet : a narrative of recent Travel in Kashmir, Western Tibet, Gilgit, and the Adjoining Countries". INDIAN CULTURE. Retrieved 14 November 2022.
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