Nepal 1792 The First Gorkha-Tibet War and the Sino-Nepalese Peace

In 1792, the Gorkha king Rana Bahadur Shah sent an army north into Tibet, sparking a war that drew in the Qing Empire. This episode follows the Gorkha invasion of the Tibetan borderlands, the looting of monasteries at Kuti and Kyerong, and the dramatic intervention of a Chinese army under General Fuk'anggan. We explore the Treaty of Betravati signed between Nepal and Tibet, the bizarre ritual of the 'Great Star' alliance, and how this conflict reshaped Nepal's foreign policy for decades. Plus, the mystery of the sacred cowherd who may have stopped the Chinese advance. A war that nearly broke the young Gorkha kingdom and forced it to become a tribute state to both Tibet and the Qing.

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