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Place nameSikkim
CountryBharat
Latitude27
Longitude88
SourceThesaurus of Geographic Names
Overview
Fought long wars with Nepal & Druk-Yul as an independent nation 18th-19th cen.; influence of Great Britain began 1839 with the takeover of part of the region; acted as a neutral buffer zone between India under British & Tibet; protectorate of India 1950.
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