Where Three Empires Meet: Narrative of travel in Kashmir, Western Tibet, Gilgit and other adjoining countries

In the spring of 1891, an intrepid Englishman set out on a year-long journey into the inhospitable region of Gilgit, near what used to be called "the roof of the world', where the three great empires of that century”the British, Russian and Chinese”came together on the map.Setting out from the beautiful valley of Kashmir, E.F. Knight traversed the mountain tracts between the invincible ranges of Hindukush and Karakoram, interacting withocals and experiencing their way ofife first-hand. He b...