Francis Younghusband
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Lieutenant Colonel Sir Francis Edward Younghusband was a British Army officer, explorer and spiritual writer. He is remembered for his travels in the Far East and Central Asia; especially the 1904 British expedition to Tibet, led by him, and for his writings on Asia and foreign policy.
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![A one-room inn in a then-wild area east of Tonghua, in Jilin, China, where Younghusband and his companions stayed in 1887[6]](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1c/Long_White_Mountain_-_p235_-_Interior_of_an_inn.png/500px-Long_White_Mountain_-_p235_-_Interior_of_an_inn.png)
A one-room inn in a then-wild area east of Tonghua, in Jilin, China, where Younghusband and his companions stayed in 1887[6]
"From Peking To Yarkand and Kashmir via the Mustagh Pass"
Lamellar coat and helmet. From Tibet, in modern-day China. 14th-17th century CE. Iron, leather, and textile. Presented by Lieutenant Colonel Sir Francis Younghusband. Discoveries Gallery, National Museum of ScotlandAwards 5
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Paul Vidal de La BlacheAlso won Charles P. Daly Medal
Ugyen WangchuckAlso won Order of the Star of India
Edwin LutyensAlso won Knight Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire
Charles WilkesAlso won Patron’s Medal
Knud RasmussenAlso won Charles P. Daly Medal
Alexander CunninghamAlso won Knight Commander of the Order of the Indian EmpireAbout this person
Lieutenant Colonel Sir Francis Edward Younghusband was a British Army officer, explorer and spiritual writer. He is remembered for his travels in the Far East and Central Asia; especially the 1904 British expedition to Tibet, led by him, and for his writings on Asia and foreign policy. Younghusband held positions including British commissioner to Tibet and president of the Royal Geographical Society.
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