One of the reasons the British were interested in Sikkim was the Trade which could be done with Tibet through Sikkim, and that was the sole motivation for good old "Johnny Company" or The East India Company. So how much trade were the company handling in the late 1700's? Read the report which was sent by Marquis Wellesley, the Governor General of India, to the board of Directors of the East India Company in the year 1800.
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