Gurkha Recruitment: The Lost Promise of a British Treaty

After the 1814–16 Anglo-Nepalese War and the Treaty of Sugauli, the British East India Company was so impressed by Gurkha fighters that they began recruiting from Nepal. But there was a catch: the treaty explicitly forbade it. In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore the secret negotiations, the clever legal loopholes, and the key figure, Bhimsen Thapa, who used Gurkha service as a bargaining chip. They also examine the Sugauli Treaty's infamous clause 6, the 'forbidden' recruitment, and how Nepal turned a military defeat into a diplomatic tool that reshaped its modern history.

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