East Indian Company and Tibet William Kirkpatrick joined the East India Company as a cadet in 1771 at 17,became Captain in 1781 and Major in 1790. .In 1793,he was appointed Aide-de-Camp to the Governor General,Sir John Shore,and was dispatched as an envoy to Nepal,to mediate between the Nepalese,the Tibetans and the Chinese. In 1795,he was appointed Resident at Hyderabad,and was charged by Richard Wellesley with finding out as much as possible about Tipu,his policies and strategy.This was vital to Wellesley as he planned his strategies in India.East Indian Company and Tibet • William Kirkpatrick joined the East India Company as a cadet in 1771 at 17, became Captain in 1781 and Major in 1790. • In 1793, he was appointed Aide-de-Camp to the Governor General, Sir John Shore, and was dispatched as an envoy to Nepal, to mediate between the Nepalese, the Tibetans and the Chinese. • In 1795, he was appointed Resident at Hyderabad, and was charged by Richard Wellesley with finding out as much as possible about Tipu , his policies and strategy. This was vital to Wellesley as he planned his strategies in India