India and China are never neighbors because there are two indestructible obstacles between them. The first is the buffering state of Tibet, followed by the sublime Himalayas. Therefore, there is little contact between people in China and Indian civilization.
But since the 19th century, most people in the world do not know the relationship between India and China. This is a forgotten link between Indian soldiers, especially Sikhs and China.
In the boxer rebellion, the insurgents, mainly young Chinese farmers and workers, have hidden more than 400 foreigners in the foreign embassy district in Beijing, a more dramatic case involving the Indian army. This is a period of anti-Western and anti-Christian thoughts spreading in China. Although the boxer's rebellious behavior has been well documented, it is not known that the Indian army played an important role in its fragmentation.
The British transported Indian troops from India to suppress the boxer rebellion. The Indian Army marched to foreign areas for fighting on August 4, 1900. Some troops used Imperial sewers to reach foreign areas. The siege was lifted by the Indian Rescue Force, which has 3,000 soldiers, mainly composed of Sikhs and Punjab. After the siege, the Indian army was also used to guard churches and foreign missionaries as the main targets of the Boxer Rebellion. In all respects, Punjabi and Sikh soldiers honoured their acquittal in these battles and duties. The British Indian army also plundered a big clock from the Temple of Heaven in Beijing and brought it to India. In 1994, the Indian army sent the same bell back to China.
As early as 1842, the British ruler of the Indians sent the Indian army to smash the Chinese in the Opium War. After China agreed to the British clause in the Nanjing Treaty in 1842, the Indian army returned. The British also hired Sikh soldiers as police officers in Shanghai. The Beijing Museum offers many photos of Sikhs as Shanghai police. It is now well known that the Chinese are worried about the Sikhs' beards and strong headscarves, and most of them patrol Shanghai without weapons because of their fear and awe.
The British are also stationed in Hong Kong with Sikhs and the Punjab army. In the war in Hong Kong, the Japanese launched a violent attack. According to records, 558 Indian soldiers [mostly Sikhs] died while fighting the Japanese. There are still people remembering these names in the Hong Kong War Cemetery.
But in today's era, for political reasons, the Indian military's involvement in suppressing the Boxer Rebellion and Hong Kong policing has declined because it shows that Indians are fighting the Chinese at the request of the British. But the facts of history cannot be erased under the carpet.
The British also hired Sikh soldiers as police officers in Shanghai. The Beijing Museum offers many photos of Sikhs as Shanghai police. It is now well known that the Chinese are worried about the Sikhs' beards and strong headscarves, and most of them patrol Shanghai without weapons because of their fear and awe.
The British are also stationed in Hong Kong with Sikhs and the Punjab army. In the war in Hong Kong, the Japanese launched a violent attack. According to records, 558 Indian soldiers [mostly Sikhs] died while fighting the Japanese. There are still people remembering these names in the Hong Kong War Cemetery.
But in today's era, for political reasons, the Indian military's involvement in suppressing the Boxer Rebellion and Hong Kong policing has declined because it shows that Indians are fighting the Chinese at the request of the British. But the facts of history cannot be erased under the carpet.
Orignal From: The record of the Indian army in China, the facts are not known
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