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Tibet

Lhasa (marker only), China / Tibet

North Journey · HD Historically Disputed

Introduction

Some later accounts extend the northern journey into Tibet. This is historically disputed.

The Journey

A Tibet visit is not presented as fact. Lhasa coordinates are a regional marker only, not a claimed campsite.

Historical Context

Approximate period: Traditionally placed in the Udasis of Guru Nanak Dev Ji (often dated by later writers to the late 15th and early 16th centuries). Exact years are not established.

Chronology uncertain / traditional sequence only.

Sikh Historical Tradition

The claim exists in tradition, but there is significant historical uncertainty. Modern historians differ on this destination.

Janamsakhi recensions and later Sikh memory are not treated here as interchangeable with independently proven itinerary. Where evidence is thinner, the status label says so.

Map

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Location shown approximately.

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Stop 5 of 6 on this journey dataset.

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