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Monarchy established in 1642. In the 18th century exposed to repeated invasions from Nepal. Independence from the latter
established when Sikkim became an ally of the E.I.C. in the Gurkha War 1814. Had to cede Darjeeling to the
E.I.C. (Bengal Presidency) in 1835. In 1888 British troops had to take action
against invaders from Tibet. Sikkim maintained her
independence until 1975, when it joined the Republic of India. The monarchy was abolished in 1982. Sikkim Historical Atlas, South Asia Page |
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DIRECTORY OF INTERNET SOURCES . . . EXTERNAL FILES |
Country Profiles | Current |
from India Net Zone;
from Wikipedia;
from Webindia 123 Meghalaya State Portal |
Historic |
Links | General |
Category : Sikkim, from Wikipedia |
on History |
Category : History of Sikkim, from Wikipedia |
Organizations |
Namgyal Institute of Tibetology, from Tibetology |
Historical Dictionaries |
Timelines |
Accounts of History | Current |
from Webindia 123,
from Wikipedia;
from Sikkim National Information Service |
Historical |
Specific Periods |
Article : Limbuwan-Gorkha War, from Wikipedia |
Politics |
Political History of Sikkim, from Sikkim Info Article Sikkim Democratic Front, from Wikipedia |
Military |
Article : Limbuwan-Gorkha War, from Wikipedia India Medal Claso, Sikkim 1888, p.300 in G. Tancred, Historical Record of Medals and Honorary Distinctions Conferred on the British Navy, Army, and Auxiliary Forces, from the Earliest Period, 1891, GB |
Economy & Finances |
The Economy of Sikkim, from Webindia 123,
from Sikkim State Portal,
from Indian Business,
from Economy Watch Crafts of Sikkim, from India Crafts |
Social History |
Ethnography |
People of Sikkim, from Webindia 123 |
Religion |
Religions of Sikkim, from Sikkim Info |
Local History |
History of Gangtok, from Wikipedia |
Institutions |
History of Sikkim Manipal University |
Culture |
Biographies |
Others |
DIRECTORY OF INTERNET SOURCES . . . EXTERNALLY POSTED DOCUMENTS |
Historical Data | Lists of Statesmen |
from World Statesmen (B. Cahoon), scroll down |
Population Figures |
Historical Population Statistics : India, by State (Province), from
Population Statistics, at UUtrecht City Populations : India - Sikkim, from City Population |
Election Results |
from Psephos (since 1999) |
Documents | Historical Newspapers |
Image Databanks |
Wikimedia Commons Photos of Sikkim, by Peter Langer Medals of Sikkim, from OMSA |
Archival Deposits |
Search National Archives (UK) for Sikkim |
Constitutions, Laws |
Constitution of Sikkim, 1974, from The Constitution of India
(Treaty signed between India and Sikkim) |
Treaties |
Constitution of Sikkim, 1974, from The Constitution of India
(Treaty signed between India and Sikkim) |
Document Collections |
Historical Maps |
Maps of Sikkim, from Maps of India,
from Maps-India Map of Sikkim (as part of India), from Perry Castaneda Library |
Historical Encyclopedia Entries |
Secular |
Article Sikkim, from Meyers Konversationslexikon 1885-1892,
in German, posted by Retro Bibliothek Articles Sikkim, from EB 1911 |
Religious |
Economic |
Geographical |
The Principality of Sikkim, pp.720-727 in vol.2 of W. Hamilton,
A Geographical, Statistical, and Historical Description of Hindostan and the Adjacent Countries, 1820, GB Sikkim, pp.133-134 in vol.3 of C. Malte-Brun, Universal Geography, or, a Description of All the Parts of the World, 1822, GB Sikkim, pp.546-551 in vol.2 of W. Hamilton, The East Indian Gazetteer, 1828, GB Sikkim, in G. Landmann, A Universal Gazetteer : or, Geographical Dictionary, 1836, GB Sikkim, p.505 in vol.4 of G.N. Wright, A New and Comprehensive Gazetteer, 1837, GB Article Sikkim, from Imperial Gazetteer of India (1909), posted by DSAL |
Historical |
Parliamentary Debates |
Hansard (British Parliament) |
Tour Guides, Travelogues |
Institutions | Archives |
Musea |
Monuments |
Alphabetical List of Monuments - Sikkim, from
Archaeological Survey of India Sikkim Temples, from Indian Temples Portal Showcaves : Sikkim |
Libraries |
Official Symbols | Flags, Coats of Arms |
Flag, from FOTW |
PRINTED REFERENCE |
Bibliographies | general |
Datenbasis Internationale Beziehungen und Länderkunde
(Data Base on International Relations and Country Studies) (site in German, most titles listed in English;
numerous entries; publications mostly since 1970) RHS Bibliography UK National Archive Online Library ISBN Database |
Online Libraries | general |
Project Gutenberg, Online Catalogue, keywords Ceylon Internet Archive e-corpus |
on Sikkim |
Tibetan & Himalayan Digital Library History of India Digital Library |
Online Journals |
General Accounts |
Specific Topics |
J.D. Hooker, Himalayan Journals (1854, on Nepal, Sikkim, Bengal, Khasi Hills),
posted by Gutenberg Library Online |
Historical Atlasses |
C. Collin Davies, An Historical Atlas of the Indian Peninsula, Oxford : UP, 2nd edition, 1959 [G] Historical and Cultural Maps, National Atlas of India Vol.8, published by National Atlas & Thematic Mapping Organisation, Calcutta 1983, edited by G.K . Dutt, S.K. Biswas [G] J.E. Schwartzberg, A Historical Atlas of South Asia, Chicago : UP 1978 [G] |
Statistical Data |
IHS : B.R. Mitchell, International Historical Statistics. Africa, Asia & Oceania 1750-2000, London : Palgrave 2003 [G] |