Battle of Khurbura

Battle of Khurbura
Date14 May 1804 - 26 May 1804[3][4]
(13 days)
Location
Khurbura, Dehradun, India
30°19′32″N 78°01′36″E / 30.3256°N 78.0267°E / 30.3256; 78.0267
Result

Kingdom of Nepal victory

Territorial
changes		 Garhwal Kingdom anexxed by the Gorkhas
Belligerents
Garhwal Kingdom[1][2] Kingdom of Nepal
Commanders and leaders
King Pradyumna Shah †
Parakram Shah
Pritam Shah
Ramadayal Singh Gujjar
Sudarshan Shah		 Amar Singh Thapa
Ranajit Kunwar
Chandrabir Kunwar
Bam (Brahma) Shah
Strength
10000[5]-12000[6] 4000[5]

Battle of Khurbura or Battle of Khudbuda also known as Gorkha-Garhwal War occurred in May 1804 near modern-day village of Dehradun, Khurbura 30°19′32″N 78°01′36″E / 30.3256°N 78.0267°E / 30.3256; 78.0267. The battle is regarded as the first major attack in the history of Garhwal Kingdom that triggered between Kingdom of Nepal forces and Maharaja Pradyumna Shah, and continued for 13 days until the Garhwal king was defeated. It is chiefly regarded the only defeat of Pradyumna Shah's life and the victory of Gorkhali forces under Kingdom of Nepal.[7][8]

  1. ^ "Where history never gets old". The Pioneer. 14 April 2013. Retrieved 5 February 2023.
  2. ^ "Indians rage as some Nepalese chauvinists assert 'Greater Nepal'". suppressednarratives.home.blog. 26 January 2019. [unreliable source?]
  3. ^ "The story of Maharaja Pradyumna Shah of Garhwal princely state".
  4. ^ "खुड़बुड़ा युद्ध के 83 शहीदों को यज्ञ आयोजित कर श्रद्धांजलि की गई अर्पित". 27 June 2017.
  5. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference TOI was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  6. ^ Dabaral 1987a, p. 38.
  7. ^ Rawat, Ajay Singh (11 February 1999). Forest Management in Kumaon Himalaya: Struggle of the Marginalised People. Indus Publishing. ISBN 9788173871016 – via Google Books.
  8. ^ Hāṇḍā, Omacanda (11 February 2002). History of Uttaranchal. Indus Publishing. ISBN 9788173871344 – via Google Books.