Battle of Sindhuli

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Battle of Sindhuli
Part of the Unification of Nepal

The ruins of Sindhuli Gadhi
Date6 November 1767
Location
Sindhuli Gadhi, Kingdom of Nepal
(present day Sindhuli District, Bagmati Province, Nepal)
27°16′50″N 85°57′18″E / 27.2806°N 85.95501°E / 27.2806; 85.95501
Result Gorkhali victory
Belligerents
Kingdom of Gorkha[1]  East India Company
Kingdom of Kantipur
Commanders and leaders
Prithvi Narayan Shah Jaya Prakash Malla
Captain Kinloch
Sindhuli Gadhi is located in Bagmati Province
Sindhuli Gadhi
Sindhuli Gadhi
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Location within Bagmati Province
Sindhuli Gadhi is located in Nepal
Sindhuli Gadhi
Sindhuli Gadhi
Sindhuli Gadhi (Nepal)

The Battle of Sindhuli (Nepali: सिन्धुलीको युद्ध; also known as the Battle of Sindhuli Gadhi) was fought on 6 November 1767 near Sindhuli Gadhi. The battle was part of the unification of Nepal led by Prithvi Narayan Shah, King of Gorkha (later King of Nepal).

Background

Unification campaign

Main article: Unification of Nepal

Before the unification, Nepal was divided into many various

Patan(now known as Kathmandu, and Lalitpur respectively), and Gorkhas were ultimately defeated.[6]

On 3 April 1743,

Banaras, created alliances with other kingdoms, increased the manpower, and started the assault on 26 September 1744.[9] This time Gorkhalis won the war which resulted in Nuwakot ceding from Malla Kings and subsequently started the unification of Nepal campaign.[10] As Gorkhas were continuing their expansion, Jaya Prakash Malla, King of Kantipur requested assistance from the East India Company because he did not see other ways to stop them.[11] Thomas Rumbold, head of the company in Patna advised Shah to remove the blockade of Kantipur and abstain from attacking Malla or else it could result in a war.[11] Rumbold not receiving any positive response from Prithvi Narayan Shah led to the Battle of Sindhuli.[11]

Trade route

During the reign of Gorkha's

Kerong and went far as Kukurghat, north of Kerong.[12] War ended with Gorkha signing a treaty with Tibet which gave Shah access to the main trade route.[12] This created a problem for Kantipur as their traders used the same route, Malla did not fight for Kerong but he gained access to Kuti, second important route.[12] He also signed a treaty, which created a monopoly for their traders as the trade between India and Tibet was extremely profitable, and the king also profited from the coins minted for their government.[12] East India Company carried their trades to Tibet and China from Kathmandu, and they came in conflict with the Gorkhas because Prithvi Narayan Shah's blockade of Kantipur which affected them.[13][14]

Terrain

Sindhuli Gadhi is located 4,648 feet above the sea level and it is about 150-kilometre away from Kathmandu.[15]

Battle

References

Citations

  1. ^ "पृथ्वीनारायण शाहद्वारा स्थापित पाँच सैन्य एकाइ कुन हुन् र अहिले कहाँ छन्". BBC News (in Nepali). Retrieved 26 January 2021.
  2. ^ a b Shrestha 2017, p. 66.
  3. ^ Bista 1991, p. 44.
  4. ^ Subba 2008, p. 386.
  5. ^ Rana 2018, p. 1.
  6. ^ a b c Sinha 2018, p. chapter 2.
  7. ^ Shrestha 1997, p. 6.
  8. ^ Hamal 1995, p. 176.
  9. ^ Hamal 1995, p. 97.
  10. ^ Hamal 1995, p. 99.
  11. ^ a b c Hamal 1995, p. 116.
  12. ^ a b c d e Rose 1971, p. 13.
  13. ^ Basnyat, Prem Singh. "The battle of Sindhuli". My Republica. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
  14. ^ Waller 2014, p. 171.
  15. ^ Basnet, Rakshya. "Sindhuli Gadhi: History that deserves to be remembered". My Republica. Retrieved 26 January 2021.

Bibliography

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