''Where Three Empires Meet: A Narrative of Recent Travel in Kashmir, Western Tibet, Gilgit, and the Adjoining Countries'' is a travel memoir written by

Edward Frederick Knight Edward Frederick (E. F.) Knight (23 April 1852 – 3 July 1925) was an English barrister, soldier, journalist, and author of 20 books, many based on his dispatches as a war correspondent.Roth, Mitchel P. and James Stuart Olson. (1997) ''Histor ...

, a British Raj military officer.

Background

In 1890, Knight made trips to

Kashmir Kashmir () is the northernmost geographical region of the Indian subcontinent. Until the mid-19th century, the term "Kashmir" denoted only the Kashmir Valley between the Great Himalayas and the Pir Panjal Range. Today, the term encompas ...

and the Himalayas to gather research for his book, ''Where Three Empires Meet''. He started his journey in Ladakh and continued to

Gilgit Gilgit (; Shina: ; ur, ) is the capital city of Gilgit–Baltistan, Pakistan. The city is located in a broad valley near the confluence of the Gilgit River and the Hunza River. It is a major tourist destination in Pakistan, serving as a h ...

. He made it to Gilgit in time to join the fight in 1891 when the British forces led by Colonel Algernon Durand began a military campaign against the smaller states of Hunza and

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. He also served as a correspondent for '' The Times'' during this time. In addition, he was temporarily appointed as an officer-in-charge of some native troops. A scanned copy of the book is available in Wikimedia Commons and the ''rare books section'' of the Government of India's ''Indian Culture'' portal.

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