Date of Birth | 31-May-1863 |
Place of Birth |
Murree (Pakistan, Punjab, Pakistan) |
Nationality | United Kingdom |
Also know as | Sir Younghusband, Francis Edward Sir Younghusband, Sir Francis |
Lieutenant Colonel Sir Francis Edward Younghusband, KCSI, KCIE was a British Army officer, explorer, and spiritual writer. He is remembered chiefly for his travels in the Far East and Central Asia; especially the 1904 British expedition to Tibet, which he led, during which a massacre of Tibetans occurred, and for his writings on Asia and foreign policy. Younghusband held positions including British commissioner to Tibet and President of the Royal Geographical Society. |
Awards by Francis Younghusband |
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1890
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