Source: – @Gopanarya / Twitter.
Various Uzbek,Kazakh & other C.Asian rulers sent letters 2 Abdalli urging him 2 deliver d Muslim world from infidels pic.twitter.com/g97k9xpbQF
— Kumara Kampana (@Gopanarya) January 14, 2016
Abdalli too in turn dispatched letters 2 several Central Asian Muslim rulers urging them to form an alliance & join the Jihad against China
— Kumara Kampana (@Gopanarya) January 14, 2016
These events took place an year or so after Panipat when Abdalli was at the zenith of his power
— Kumara Kampana (@Gopanarya) January 14, 2016
Abdalli moved 100000 troops north of Qandahar to aid d Kazakh & Uzbek Sultans. China however remained unperturbed pic.twitter.com/ecQO9Be9cY
— Kumara Kampana (@Gopanarya) January 14, 2016
Wud Abdalli hav really invaded China? Who knows! The Qing court was aware of d troop movements but didn't worry much pic.twitter.com/b2uU9yxvSG
— Kumara Kampana (@Gopanarya) January 14, 2016
In this geo-political triangle, China had designs on invading Kashmir but had got reports of Abdalli's victory pic.twitter.com/4Gx6ZR6avr
— Kumara Kampana (@Gopanarya) January 14, 2016
The Qing emperor sent a letter 2 Abdalli stating that it was actually he, Qianlong, who was Lord of all under Heaven pic.twitter.com/OppeScAuvJ
— Kumara Kampana (@Gopanarya) January 14, 2016
It is clear that Beijing did evaluate d pros & cons of a proposal 2 invade Kashmir but dropped it as not worthwhile pic.twitter.com/KhLYkLVgHr
— Kumara Kampana (@Gopanarya) January 14, 2016
Abdallis embassy 2 Beijing was sent less thn 2 yrs after Panipat & his boasts 2 d China emperor was a veiled threat pic.twitter.com/xlkKk0J8HU
— Kumara Kampana (@Gopanarya) January 14, 2016
But wud the mighty Chinese emperor be bullied! He downplayed Abdalli's victory at Panipat & gave a veiled threat to pic.twitter.com/qgEw9xFtXy
— Kumara Kampana (@Gopanarya) January 14, 2016
Abdalli in turn by recounting his conquest of Xinjiang & described d grim fate of all who opposed him. Finally Abdalli's plan 2 invade China
— Kumara Kampana (@Gopanarya) January 14, 2016
collapsed. He died 10 yrs later in 1773 & his son was far less aggressive. Meanwhile d Sikhs had risen but unlike the Afghans were no threat
— Kumara Kampana (@Gopanarya) January 14, 2016
from the Chinese perspective. Xinjiang was secure. Thus Beijing lost interest in d politics of India,tho Indian trade still contd w/Xinjiang
— Kumara Kampana (@Gopanarya) January 14, 2016
4 beautiful horses presented by Abdalli's embassy to d Qing emperor in Beijing,painted by an Italian artist at court pic.twitter.com/gRM6O4FRUP
— Kumara Kampana (@Gopanarya) January 15, 2016
