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1835 Lease Negotiation
- When
- 1835
- Where
- Mountain ridge in Darjeeling
The East India Company negotiated a lease of a mountain ridge in Darjeeling from the Chogyal of Sikkim in 1835.
The negotiation resulted in a grant deed for a 40 by 10 kilometres strip of land. The area was valued for its potential as a summer retreat and sanitorium for British officials escaping the heat of the plains.
Sources
- Darjeeling Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-21
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