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 Magar was captured and flayed alive after ordering to be skinned alive by Prithvi Narayan Shah, first King of Nepal.[2][3]
| Battle of Belkot | |||||||||
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| Part of the Unification of Nepal | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
| Gorkha Kingdom | Kingdom of Belkot | ||||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
| Prithvi Narayan Shah | Jayant Rana | ||||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||||
| More than 60 Gorkhali soldier dead | |||||||||
References
edit- ^ 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.
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