History of Gorkha /Nepal Rule over Kumaun, Garhwal and Himachal (1790-1815) -54
History of Uttarakhand (Garhwal, Kumaon and Haridwar) -573
By: Bhishma Kukreti (A History Research Student)
Grokha Army conquered Kangra valley by 1805 -06. According to Maularam, when Gorkha Chief Amar Singh Thapa freed Kutlaid, Suket, Mandi and other hill states from rule of Kangra Kingdom and defeated Bushahr Kingdom army; the Kings of Guler and Chamba came to meet Amar Singh Thapa. Amar Singh reached to Jwalamukhi and offered tribute to Devi goddess there. All the kings with army and Gorkha army led by Amar Singh Thapa forwarded and surrounded Kangra Fort. The foreign armed forces as rohilas, Maratha etc in Kangra Army fled due to fear of Amar Singh Thapa.
Amar Singh Thapa surrounded Kangra Fort for three years. There was ample of food and other necessary materials in Kangra Fort that Sansar Chand did not need such items from outside of the Fort. When Amar Singh Thapa could not win kangra Fort the Gorkha army and other hill states army started looting nearby villages and oppressing them on daily basis. The families of kangra Kingdom started fleeing to other territories for saving them from oppression of Gorkha soldiers. Many families from villages fled to plains of Punjab and many to Chamba. There was nobody for farming and villages became barren land or waste land. The grass started growing in country yards of villages and wild animals started taking refuse in houses.
Secret Treaty of Amar Singh Thapa with Sansarchand
Maularam mentioned in Garhrajyvanshkavya that Sansarchand sent bribery money to Amar Singh that he should atc falsely the attack on kangra fort but should not use the real force. Amar Singh Thapa was pretending attack but was not real attack. Dr Dabral conclusively states that Amar Singh Thapa left many areas unprotected that Kangra King could get supply from outside of Kangra Fort and his family could have connections outside of Kangra Fort.
*** History of Gorkha /Nepal Rule over Kumaun, Garhwal and Himachal (1790-1815) to be continued …. 55
Copyright@ Bhishma Kukreti Mumbai, India, bckukreti@gmail.com6/3//2015
History of Garhwal – Kumaon-Haridwar (Uttarakhand, India) to be continued… Part -574
(The History of Garhwal, Kumaon, Haridwar write up is aimed for general readers)
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