Duar War
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The Duar War was a war fought between British India and Bhutan in 1864 to 1865. It was the only military conflict between the two states since 1774 and resulted in Bhutan losing a fifth of its territo
Ashley Eden forced by the Bhutanese to sign a Treaty, 1864. Illustration by A.D. Macromick (1909)
Southern Boundary of Bhutan in blue before the Duar War of 1865
Storming of Dewangiri fort.
Dooars
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The Dooars or Duars are the alluvial floodplains in eastern-northeastern India and southern Bhutan that lie south of the outer foothills of the Himalayas and north of the Brahmaputra River basin. This
Duar War
…ambitions in the region to be the actual pretext. Not only was Bhutan a vital cog in the Indo-Tibetan trade but also the commercial viability of Duars region for supporting tea plantations was well known among Company officials. In 1863, British Indian government sent a mission under Ashley Eden to…
A tea garden in the Dooars with the Himalayas in the background
Remains of Nalrajar Garh in Chilapata Forests in the Western Dooars