Tibet–Ladakh–Mughal war
1679-1684 war
The Tibet–Ladakh–Mughal war of 1679–1684 was fought between the Central Tibetan Ganden Phodrang government, with the assistance of Oirat Mongolian Khoshut Khanate and the Namgyal dynasty of Ladakh with assistance from the Mughal Empire in Kashmir. Which in the late 17th century, Ladakh sided with Bhutan in its dispute with Tibet. The Tibetans decided to punish Ladakh for interfering in their relations with Bhutan and the oppression of Gelug monasteries in Ladakh.
War
In 1679, the 5th Dalai Lama appointed the lama of the Tashilhunpo Monastery, the Koshut Galdan Tsewang (Wylie: Dga' ldan Tshe dbang), as the commander of the Tibeto-Khoshut expedition to Ladakh.
He is said to have done so against the advice of his prime minister not to send the expedition. Galdan Tsewang first secured his flanks when he made a treaty with Raja Kehri Singh of Bashahr, granting him trade rights with Tibet.
Galdan Tsewang's first campaign resulted in the defeat of the Ladakhi army led by Shakya Gyatso (Wylie: Sakya rGya-mTsho, at Khan-dMar. The following year, he defeated the Ladakhis again at Chang La (Byan-la) and occupied the country with the exception of the fortresses of Basgo, and Tinggmosgang, which held out against the Tibetan attacks for the next three years.
The stalemate was broken with the Mughal Empire's intervention in the war. Kashmir was a Mughal province at this time and included Ladakh in its sphere of influence.
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