Khamber Jong also called Gamba, Kampa, or Khampa Dzong is a Tibet

Tibet

Tibet is a plateau region in Asia, north-east of the Himalayas. It is the traditional homeland of the Tibetan people as well as some other ethnic groups such as Monpas, Qiang, and Lhobas, and is now also inhabited by considerable numbers of Han and Hui people...

an hamlet north of Sikkim

Sikkim

Sikkim is a landlocked Indian state nestled in the Himalayan mountains...

. In June 1903, Colonel Francis Younghusband

Francis Younghusband

Lieutenant Colonel Sir Francis Edward Younghusband, KCSI, KCIE was a British Army officer, explorer, and spiritual writer...

, serving as British commissioner to Tibet, led a diplomatic mission having five officers and 500 troops through Nathu La

Nathu La

Nathu La is a mountain pass in the Himalayas. It connects the Indian state of Sikkim with China's Tibet Autonomous Region. The pass, at 4,310 m above mean sea level, forms a part of an offshoot of the ancient Silk Road. Nathu means "listening ears" and La means "pass" in Tibetan...

 to Khamber Jong. The objective of the mission was to meet Chinese and Tibetan representatives and discuss mutual non-aggression and trade agreements. After being kept waiting for five months before the Chinese and Tibetan representatives arrived, the mission was recalled.

The abbot of Shigatse

Shigatse

Shigatse is a county-level city and the second largest city in Tibet Autonomous Region , People's Republic of China, with a population of 92000, about southwest of Lhasa and northwest of Gyantse...

 had been sent by the 9th Panchen Lama

Thubten Choekyi Nyima, 9th Panchen Lama

Thubten Choekyi Nyima , often referred to as Choekyi Nyima, was the 9th Panchen Lama of Tibet.In 1901, Choekyi Nyima was visited by the Mongolian Lama, Agvan Dorzhiev...

 to meet the British diplomatic mission at Khampa Dzong.

It is reported as the capital of the district during the British Mount Everest Expedition 1922

British Mount Everest Expedition 1922

The 1922 British Mount Everest Expedition was the first mountaineering expedition with the express aim of making the first ascent of Mount Everest. This was also the first expedition that attempted to climb Everest using bottled oxygen. The expedition would attempt to climb Everest from the...

.

The traditional Tibetan carpet making

Tibetan rug

Tibetan rug making is an ancient, traditional craft. Tibetan rugs are traditionally made from Tibetan highland sheep's wool, called changpel. Tibetans use rugs for many purposes ranging from flooring to wall hanging to horse saddles, though the most common use is as a seating carpet...

is thought to have originated from Khampa Dzong.