Frontier town · Contested ground · as at first light, 1 January 1200

Lipu Lekh

The easternmost of the Kumaon passes, above 5,000 m, carrying the road from the Kali valley to Taklakot and on to Kailash and Manasarovar, a pilgrim road and a trade road in the same four months, June to September (the campaign board).

Beyond it is Tibet, and the Khasa lords of the far hills are closer to it than any raja of Kumaon. The line itself is held by nobody; Purang takes the toll on the far side.

Who holds it

Name
None at the pass; Purang on the north, Khasa and Kumaon lords on the south
Title
Lord or keeper
Since
not pinned
Born
not known
Family
not known
Confidence
low

Lord in 1200

None at the pass; Purang on the north, Khasa and Kumaon lords on the south

How things stand that morning

Closed by snow until about June.

Military

No army is recorded and no number is known.

Where the sources disagree

Evidence: The campaign board; geography.

"The campaign board" is OMNIA's working map. These notes record where its earlier claims were checked against the sources.

On the map: A point on the crest.

Sources and studies

  1. Wikipedia (English): Taklakot

Last revised 4 November 2026. Published 4 November 2026. Suggest a correction on the OMNIA Discord.