Sudarshan Shah meeting Moorcroft and Ochterloni

Whereabouts of King Designated Sudarshan Shah during Gurkha/Gorkha Rule -13

             Anglo Nepalese War with   Reference to Gurkha Rule over Uttarakhand & Himachal -48

History of Gorkha /Nepal Rule over Kumaun, Garhwal and Himachal (1790-1815) -167   

             History of Uttarakhand (Garhwal, Kumaon and Haridwar) -690

                     Sudarshan Meeting with Moorcroft

            According to Records of Tehri Riyasat, Sudarshan Shah met Moorcroft and his son (as in record- Moorkirpat sahib and Chhota sahib Moorkirpat).  Moorcroft was superintendent of Stable in Tiruht. In 1812, Moorcroft visited west Tibet via Garhwal in dress of a sage. From 1812, Moorcroft was eager to push Gurkha east of Kali River. Along with Hearsay, Harsh Dev Joshi and Sudarshan Shah, Moorcroft sent strategic information to John Adam and Governor General for displacing Gurkha from Central Himalaya. The timing would be 1811-12 for meeting of Sudarshan Shah with Moorcroft and his son.

   In 1818, Moorcroft reached to Tehri and met Sudarshan Shah. On that time he did not have his son with him.

                      Sudarshan Shah meeting Ochterloni

      It seems that Sudarshan Shah met the Lord Lake in Punjab. In record it is written that Sudarshan Shah met ‘Ssaikal Sahab’ of Karnal and Hansi wale Sikandar sahab’ in Karnal. Hansi Sikandar is recognized as Colonel Skiner.

 It seems that in rainy season of 1814, Sudarshan Shah met Ochterloni. On 21^st August, Ochterloni sent a letter to John Adam that the Company should capture Dehradun, Karyadoon, Sirmour and should hand over the territories to their respective past Kings for getting buffer trade territory for Company reaching to Tibet.

                          By: Bhishma Kukreti (A History Student)

Copyright@ Bhishma Kukreti Mumbai, India, bckukreti@gmail.com12/8/2015

History of Garhwal – Kumaon-Haridwar (Uttarakhand, India) to be continued… Part -691

*** 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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History Gurkha /Gorkha Rule over Garhwal, Kumaon, Uttarakhand; Himachal; History Gurkha /Gorkha Rule over Pauri Garhwal, Udham Singh Nagar Kumaon, Uttarakhand; Sirmour Himachal; History Gurkha /Gorkha Rule over Chamoli Garhwal, Nainital Kumaon, Uttarakhand; Kangara Himachal; History Gurkha /Gorkha Rule over Rudraprayag Garhwal, Almora Kumaon, Uttarakhand; Baghat Himachal; History Gurkha /Gorkha Rule over Tehri Garhwal, Champawat Kumaon, Uttarakhand; Punar Himachal; History Gurkha /Gorkha Rule over Uttarkashi Garhwal, Bageshwar Kumaon, Uttarakhand;  Nahan Himachal; History Gurkha /Gorkha Rule over Dehradun Garhwal, Pithoragarh Kumaon, Uttarakhand; History Himachal; 

Nepal Itihas, Garhwal Itihas, Kumaon Itihas, Himachal Itihas; Gurkha/Gorkha ka Kumaon par  Adhikar Itihas , Gurkha/Gorkha Garhwal par Shasan Itihas;  Gurkha/Gorkha Rule in Kumaon, Garhwal Uttarakhand; History Gurkha/Gorkha  Rule in Himachal,