Indian soldiers fighting for the Anglo-French army against the Chinese in the Second Opium War were captured and killed in 1860. Their deaths set off a chain of events that led to the destruction of China's fabled Old Summer Palace and the demise of the Qing Dynasty. In a strange historical coincidence, the man responsible for inflicting retribution to the Chinese lies buried in McLeodganj in Himachal Pradesh.

Time Traveller: Indian soldiers' role in China's history | Opium War | Dalai Lama

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Time Traveller: Indian soldiers' role in China's history | Opium War | Dalai Lama