History Analysis: Gurkha/Gorkha Defeating Garhwal King Pradyuman again

History Analysis: Gorkha Folk Tales and Sayings, Reports about Gurkha/Gorkha Rule in Kumaon, Garhwal, Himachal -4

History of Gorkha /Nepal Rule over Kumaun, Garhwal and Himachal (1790-1815) -64

  

   History of Uttarakhand (Garhwal, Kumaon and Haridwar) -583

                        By: Bhishma Kukreti (A History Research Student)

            According to Upadhyaya (Nepal ko Itihas, Digdarshan), Gurkha/Gorkha divided Gurkha Army into three divisions after winning Shrinagar. Army under Hastdal Shah Chautariya and Randhir Singh Basnet was kept in Shrinagar for defense and stopping any revolt from Garhwali administrators.

           The second Division went to today;s Tehri Garhwal side by crossing Alaknanda from Shrinagar. This division camped in Chandravadani after crossing Ranihat region.

                        Khedighata Battle

        Third Gurkha Army division reached to Gurudwara , Dehradun via Devprayag, Vyaschatti, Dhangagrh (Jhair) and camped there. Garhwal King Pradyuman attacked on Gurudwara. There was fight. Amar Singh Thapa, Kaji Dalmukh and Sradar randhir Basnet defeated Garhwal Army and King Pradyuman fled to Saharanpur.

 At the same time, Gurkha /Gorkha came to know the Garhwal elites (named as Garhwali Chautariya by Upadhyaya)  or Sudarshanshahi and Gurkha rebelian Dalbir Rana were gathered at Khedighata. Gorkha army reached at Khedighata. There was fight and initially Garhwal army defeated Gurkha/Gorkha. After Amar Singh Thapa reaching at he sight, Gorkha defeated Garhwal Army. After this battle Gurkha /Gorkha had rule over whole of Doon or Dehradun.

                           History Discussion

               The above Nepali folktale had sense as the Khedighata must be Khedi or Mohanghata at border of Saharanpur –Dehradun. According to poetries of Maularam Garhwal King Pradyuman Shah collected Hedi fighters in Khedi .

                        Dhamagarh Battle

  According to Upadhyaya, after the above battle, Pradyuman Shah took help of Gulor King. Gulor King offered eleven thousands soldiers. Pradyuman Shah forwarded ahead to fight with Gurkha/Gorkha army. Getting information Gurkha army of Nalapani led by Amar Singh Thapa and Bhakti Thapa attacked on forwarding Garhwal army at Dhamagarh. In this battle Gurkha killed King Pradyuman Shah. Gurkha killed /beheaded King brother Pritam Shah and Gurkha rebellion Dalbir Rana.

                        History Discussion on Dhamagarh Battle

  Dhamagarh place is called today Dhamawala. Pradyuman Shah fought last battle in Khudbuda and was killed there. Khudbuda is just adjusting Dhamawala.

 Upadhyaya wrote Gulor King. In fact the King was Gujar King Ram Dayal of Landhaur who helped Pradyuman Shah and not Gulor or Guler of Himachal. beside Rajput soldiers, from Rajput, Pradyuman Shah collected Pundir, Raghad and  Hedi professional fighting classes at Khedi.

  The folktale mentioned by Ramji Upadhyaya that Gurkha/Gorkha beheaded Pritam Shah is wrong. Record stated that Gurkha/Gorkha army captured Pritam Shah and sent him to Nepal.  

*** History of Gorkha /Nepal Rule over Kumaun, Garhwal and Himachal (1790-1815) to be continued -64

Copyright@ Bhishma Kukreti Mumbai, India, bckukreti@gmail.com16/3//2015

History of Garhwal – Kumaon-Haridwar (Uttarakhand, India) to be continued… Part -584

(The History of Garhwal, Kumaon, Haridwar write up is aimed for general readers)

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