Battle of Belkot
Battle of Belkot | |||||||
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Part of the Unification of Nepal | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Gorkha Kingdom | |||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Prithvi Narayan Shah | Jayant Rana | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
More than 60 Gorkhali soldier dead |
Battle of Belkot was fought in Belkot fort in 1744 a few days after the Battle of Nuwakot, part of the Unification of Nepal.[1] It resulted in a Gorkhali victory, and the commander Jayant Rana was captured and flayed alive after ordering to be skinned alive by Prithvi Narayan Shah, first King of Nepal.[2][3]
References[]
- ^ Basnyat, Prem Singh (11 January 2021). "The great king who gave us Nepal". My Republica. Archived from the original on 28 January 2021. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
- ^ Dangol, Sanu Bhai (1999). The Palace in Nepalese Politics: With Special Reference to the Politics of 1951 to 1990. Ratna Pustak Bhandar. p. 8.
- ^ Khand, Jitendra Dhoj (2005). Strategic Thought. Aarati, Prapti, Ajeeta Khand. p. 197. ISBN 978-99946-57-64-3.
Categories:
- Battles of the Unification of Nepal
- Gurkhas
- Conflicts in 1744
- History of Nepal
- 1744 in Nepal
- History of Bagmati Province
- Nepalese history stubs