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Nain Singh

Nain Singh Rawat (21 October 1830 – 1 February 1882), was one of the first Indian explorers (dubbed "pundits") employed by the British to explore the Himalayas and Central Asia. He came from the Johar Valley in Kumaon. He surveyed the trade route through Ladakh to Tibet, determined the location and altitude of Lhasa in Tibet, and surveyed a large section…

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Born
21 October 1830 Pithoragarh, Kumaon Division, British India
Died
1 February 1882(1882-02-01) (aged 51) Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh, British India
Occupations
Asian explorer

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Schlagintweit expedition

British Tibetan expeditions

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related to Further reading · 57
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related to Early life · 32
Nain Singh → After, Bhotia, British, Chand, Due, During, Gartok, Goriganga, Gorkha, Gorkhas, Gya'nyima, He, In, India, India-China, Johar, Johar Bhotias, Johar Valley, June, Kumaon
related to Context · 23
Nain Singh → Abdul Hamid, Additionally, Because, British, British Empire, Central Asia, Edmund Smyth's, Europeans, Great Trigonometric Survey, Great Trigonometrical Survey's, However, India, Lhasa, Mani Singh, Montgomerie's, Qing China, Sino-Nepalese War, The East India Company, Thomas Montgomerie, Tibet
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Nain Singh → Asia, Great Trigonometric Survey, Henry Yule, In, In May, India, Indian, June, Lhasa, Medal, Naini Tal, On, Pahar, Peeth Par, RGS, Royal Geographical Society's Patron's, Shekhar Pathak, Singh, Singh's, Surveys
related to First expedition · 9
Nain Singh → During, He, India, January, Lhasa, Mani, Nain, Singh's, Tibet
related to Surveys · 7
Nain Singh → August, During, He, Kishen Singh, Thok Jalung, Tibet, Tibetan
related to External links · 5
Nain Singh → British, Central Asia, Derek Waller, The Pundits, Tibet
Born · 1
Nain Singh → 21 October 1830 Pithoragarh, Kumaon Division, British India
Died · 1
Nain Singh → 1 February 1882(1882-02-01) (aged 51) Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh, British India
Occupations · 1
Nain Singh → Asian explorer

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Nain SinghBorn21 October 1830 Pithoragarh, Kumaon Division, British India1.00infobox
Nain SinghDied1 February 1882(1882-02-01) (aged 51) Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh, British India1.00infobox
Nain SinghOccupationsAsian explorer1.00infobox
Nain Singhrelated to ContextThe East India Company0.60section
Nain Singhrelated to ContextBritish Empire0.60section
Nain Singhrelated to ContextTibet0.60section
Nain Singhrelated to ContextAdditionally0.60section
Nain Singhrelated to ContextCentral Asia0.60section
Nain Singhrelated to ContextGreat Trigonometric Survey0.60section
Nain Singhrelated to ContextIndia0.60section
Nain Singhrelated to ContextBritish0.60section
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