Zanskar

Zanskar was a Buddhist kingdom in the Himalayan valleys southwest of Ladakh, centered on Zangla and Padum. It arose from the division of Kyide Nyimagon's kingdom, and remained largely independent until the fifteenth century.

In the early seventeenth century Sengge Namgyal of Ladakh conquered Zanskar and incorporated it into his realm. It remained within Ladakh after the Treaty of Tingmosgang in 1684. In 1822 a coalition from Kulu, Lahaul and Kinnaur raided the valleys and destroyed the royal palace.