Sindhuli Gadhi

Sindhuli Gadhi is a historical fort and tourist attraction in central Nepal. Sindhuli Gadhi is famous for the battle between the then Gorkha Army and the British troop headed by Captain Kinloch. The Gorkha force under the command of Khajanchi Bir Bhadra Upadhyay and Sardar Banshu Gurung defeated the British troop in November, 1767 (Kartik 24, 1824 BS). Sindhuli Gadhi lies in Sindhuli District of Janakpur Zone. Currently the place is a tourist attraction.[2]

Sindhuli Gadhi
Sindhuli District, Nepal
The ruins of Sindhuli Gadhi
Sindhuli Gadhi
Sindhuli Gadhi
Coordinates27.2806°N 85.95501°E / 27.2806; 85.95501
Site information
ConditionRuins
Site history
MaterialsStone, Mud
Battles/warsSindhuligadhi War[1]

Sindhuli Gadhi War
Banshu Gurung, the warrior who defended Sindhuli Gadhi

In connection to unification of Nepal King Prithivi Narayan Shah surrounded the Kathmandu Valley and made an economic blockade. The king of Kathmandu at the time, Jaya Prakash Malla, then wrote letter to the British military in India, requesting for military assistance. In August 1767, when the forces of the British India arrived in Sindhuli Gadhi, the Gorkha military conducted guerrilla attack against them. Many of the British Indian forces were killed and the rest eventually fled, leaving behind a huge amount of weapons and ammunition, which were seized by the Gorkha army. Gorkha army under Banshu Gurung's command had prevented the British troops from advancing towards the Kathmandu valley.[1]

Gorkhas had used unconventional war tactics like unleashing the hornets and using nettles, among a variety of other strategies, to defeat the British soldiers.[1]

Historical Commemoration

The Sindhuli War Memorial Day is celebrated every year in Sindhuli Gadhi to commemorate the victory of then Gorkha Army against British force. Nepal Army hoists the Nepali flag with salutation.

Sindhuli Gadhi Fort Gate
gollark: Case-by-case-basis handling is pretty problematic. In markets, you have the convenient answer of "whoever pays more".
gollark: Oh, and land value tax is a neat idea.
gollark: I think market systems are waaay better than some weird communist one at resource allocation (with intervention), so I'd prefer markets + limited central governance.
gollark: If there's some leather available, and two different production processes needing leather, how do you decide which factory gets which?
gollark: And a quota for "10 tons of nails", so they made a single 10-ton nail.

References
  1. Sindhuli Gadhi War Remembered The Kathmandu Post
  2. A Documentary on Sindhuli Gadhi Nepal Army
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.