Nepal’s 1768 Battle of Kirtipur and Prithvi Narayan Shah’s Worst Defeat
Long before Prithvi Narayan Shah conquered the Kathmandu Valley, he suffered a shocking defeat at the tiny Newar town of Kirtipur—not once, but twice. This episode dives into the 1768 Battle of Kirtipur, where the future unifier of Nepal was repulsed by a determined force of farmers and archers, losing both men and his general Kalu Pande. We explore the Gorkhali siege tactics, the legendary “broken-nose” kukri incident, and how Shah finally took the town by deception and famine rather than force. The battle’s aftermath included brutal mutilations that still echo in Newar memory. We also consider how Kirtipur’s resistance might have changed Nepal’s history had it succeeded.
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