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Conquest of Nuwakot
- When
- 1744
- Where
- Nuwakot
Shah isolated Nuwakot diplomatically, then sent an army from three directions, routing its defenders in 1744 and annexing the state.
Nuwakot lay directly between Kathmandu and the Gorkha District, making it a vital commercial gateway to Tibet, so its conquest was essential to unification. Returning to Gorkha from Varanasi, Shah first isolated Nuwakot in the diplomatic field, then dispatched an army against it from three directions. The Nuwakot army was routed in 1744 CE and the state passed into Gorkha hands.
Sources
- Prithvi Narayan Shah Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-20
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