THE GILGIT MISSION, 1885-86

Author: Col. William Alexander Lockhart & Col. Robert Woodthorpe

Published in London, 1889

The Lockhart Mission was an exploratory mission sanctioned in 1885 by the Secretary of State for India and headed by Sir W. Lockhart to survey the Hindu Kush ranges and endeavor to cultivate friendly relations between the Mehtar of Chitral and the Government of India. The mission (1885–1886) yielded much success and brought back significant information & data about Chitral, Kafiristan, Hunza etc in their report presented here.


Posted on 30 March 2024