Anglo Nepalese War with Reference to Gurkha Rule over Uttarakhand & Himachal -14
History of Gorkha /Nepal Rule over Kumaun, Garhwal and Himachal (1790-1815) -135
History of Uttarakhand (Garhwal, Kumaon and Haridwar) -656
By: Bhishma Kukreti (A History Student)
Most of the historians depend on English Historians for Anglo Nepalese relation. English historians cooked various historical events for their benefits. For example, English historians believed that Nepal had conspiracy against East India Company by uniting Hindu Kings and Chinese supports. However, historical evidences do not support the same. When Anglo Nepalese war started no Hindu Power as Scindia or Ranjit Singh supported Nepal by any means. Nor China supported Nepal against East India Company.
Since, Nepalese were more cruel and rude administrators than East India, No Hindu Kingdom supported Nepal. Definitely, East India Company was selfish and exploiter but from Citizen point of view East India Company was far better than Nepalese.
Amar Singh Thapa sent Bhakti Thapa to Akhatar Loni the Company representative and promised that Nepal Court was set to free Kangra Fort from Ranjit Singh and Nepal requested the Company not to intervene (Sanwal).
Nepal Court deputing Chandrashekhar Upadhyaya to Company
Nepal Court deputed Chandrashekhar Upadhyaya to East India Company Governor General with a proposal that if Company and Nepalese would unite and capture west of Sutlej both would be beneficiary for commercial gains from the territory. Gurkha were ready for one fourth territory from the planned won territory. Governor General did not agree the proposal but Governor General came to know that Nepal was ready for destroying one of the Strong Hindu Powers –Ranjit Singh.
The contemporary historical facts show that Maratha and Sikh would have taken advantages after Nepal crushed East India Company.
Hastings came to know that there was no stability in Nepalese new territory won by Nepalese as the citizens were totally dissatisfied by Nepalese cruel methods of administration. Maratha were not ready for immediate conflicts with the Company. Ranjit Singh was eager to dispatch Gurkha from his territory.
Hastings conceptualized that if the Company attacked on Nepal with full force and from various strategic places the Company would break the strength of Nepal.
Hastings was aware that Nepal was not anxious for cordial relationship.
Hastings wrote following note (Home Miscellaneous Series, India Office Records, vol 648, page 246) – (summery by author).
Instead of regretting for cruel methods by Nepalese they are ready for war with us. We could ignore that challenge. However Nepal was thinking that Nepal was supreme power. Nepal assumed that Company was a small power before Nepal. The Nepal representative said once that there was no chance for treaty unless British accept natural mark as boundary mark (Ganga).
No doubt Hastings was not only ready for taking back British territory from Nepal but was more eager to smash the power of Nepal. Hastings was worried for British prestige before citizens as Nepal captured that British territory and British were keeping quite Ramakant, Indo Nepalese Relations).
** Most of references and details were taken from Dr Dabral
Copyright@ Bhishma Kukreti Mumbai, India, bckukreti@gmail.com3/7/2015
History of Garhwal – Kumaon-Haridwar (Uttarakhand, India) to be continued… Part -657
*** History of Gorkha/Gurkha /Nepal Rule over Kumaun, Garhwal and Himachal (1790-1815) to be continued in next chapter
(The History of Garhwal, Kumaon, Haridwar write up is aimed for general readers)
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