Battle of Belkot

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]

Battle of Belkot
Part of the Unification of Nepal
Date1744
Location
Belkot
Result

Gorkhali victory

  • Belkot force ceded Belkot
Belligerents
Gorkha Kingdom Kingdom of Belkot
Commanders and leaders
Prithvi Narayan Shah Jayant Rana
Casualties and losses
More than 60 Gorkhali soldier dead

References

  1. 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.
  2. Dangol, Sanu Bhai (1999). The Palace in Nepalese Politics: With Special Reference to the Politics of 1951 to 1990. Ratna Pustak Bhandar. p. 8.
  3. Khand, Jitendra Dhoj (2005). Strategic Thought. Aarati, Prapti, Ajeeta Khand. p. 197. ISBN 978-99946-57-64-3.


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