Turtuk | Yabgo Dynasty of Baltistan in Ladakh | King of The Yabgo Dynasty | Yabgo Palace on LOC

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Visited the Turtuk village and the museum, and got the opportunity of meeting the King, Yabgo king Mohammad Khan Kacho and hear him speak about the history of the village and artifacts used by the old Kings and Queens, that were kept in the museum.

Baltistan once was a separate kingdom, and a Central Asian tribe named the Yabgo dynasty, controlled the united province from Chinese Turkistan. Among the rulers of the western Turkistan, the Yabgo surname belonged to the leader of the Gaz tribes whose kingdom extended from Afghanistan to Turkistan. The Yabgo reign in Baltistan started from around 800 CE, when Beg Manthal, the 10th descendant of Prince Tung (he started the Gaz dynasty), came from Yarkhand (a part of modern China) and conquered Khaplu. The dynasty’s reign lasted until 1834 CE when Ladakh was annexed by the Dogra rulers of Jammu. The Yabgo dynasty were patrons of art, poetry and literature which flourished under their long rule over the region.

The descendants of the Yabgo dynasty still live in Turtuk and the family is considered as rulers by the villagers. The ‘king’ Yabgo Mohammed Kacho, a rather down to earth and soft spoken gentleman, receives all those that visit his former summer home that now serves as a museum with warmth. Some of his family members remain on the other side of LOC as do many family members of other villagers. Along with this pain, the villagers harbor a regret that the Indian army did not take over the entire Baltistan that fateful night during the war.

Turtuk reeled under two long decades of mistrust arising from a sense of mixed emotions of losing close family members to Pakistan, and add to it the apathy and neglect shown by the Indian government towards these border villages. Finally in 1999, Lt Gen Arjun Ray, who was then the Commander of 14 Corps, started ‘Operation Sadbhavna,’ which aimed at reviving a positive civil-military relationship. Under this operation, the army undertook many projects that ranged from building schools, developing infrastructure, to establishing computer and other vocational training centres, poultry farms, programs aimed at women empowerment, providing telephone connections, free medical services and a daily bus service. Today, for the people of Turtuk it is “upar Allah, niche Indian Army.” Turtuk stands as a shining example of how things can work out amicably, when both sides are willing and able to appreciate each others efforts.

Here is the breakdown of Our Entire Leh Ladakh Trip Itinerary
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Delhi To - Leh (By Air)

Day 01 : Leh Villa hotel in Leh - overnight stay
Day 02 : Leh Local, Shanti Stupa, Sangam, Gurudwara Pathar Sahib, Magnetic Hill, Leh Market
Day 03: Leh to Nubra Valley ( Khardungla Pass, Diskit Monastery, Hunder Sand Dunes) overnight Stay in Camp at Hunder
Day 04: Hunder to Turtuk Village and Army Memorial to Hunder Back overnight Stay in Camp at Hunder ...
Day 05: NUBRA - PANGONG LAKE via SHAYOK River ( overnight stay at Pangong lake cottage)
Day 06: PANGONG - LEH ( Leh Villa hotel in Leh )
Day 07 : Depart Leh (Fly Out) - To Delhi

Cost of Trips per head (O6 pax) - 17,500 per person

All Cost including: Transport, hotels, camps and cottage with breakfast and dinner, Oxygen.

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Turtuk | Yabgo Dynasty of Baltistan in Ladakh | King of The Yabgo Dynasty | Yabgo Palace on LOC