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Victory over the Valley Kingdoms

The dream of Prithivi Narayan Shah came very closed to fulfill. By hook or by crook,
he wanted to have the valley kingdoms in his control. Without wasting his time in the
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midnight of Indrajatra festival, i.e. 13 Ashwin 1825, he attacked Kantipur from three
sides: Bhimsenthan, Naradevi and Tundikhel. Jaya Prakash Malla could not resist
the sudden attack for longer time as Prithivi Narayan Shah himself was leading the
troops from Naradevi. Jay Prakash Malla fled to Patan with his Nagarkoti soldiers.
Thus, Kantipur was annexed to Gorkha after a short battle only.

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After 11 days of conquest on 24 Ashwin Prithivi Narayan Shah wanted to annex
Patan. The Pradhans of Patan were powerful and wise, they decided to surrender but
were sentenced to death later. When the Gorkhali king attacked Patan, Tej Narsingh
Malla, the king of Patan and Jaya Prakash Malla together fled to Bhadgaon. In this
way Patan was annexed very easily.

Prithivi Narayan Shah requested Ranjit Malla, the king of Bhadgaon to handover the
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fugitive kings, but he refused. Thus, Prithivi Narayan Shah attack Bhadgaon on 28
Kartik 1826 under the command of Sur Pratap Shah. Finally after the fierce battle
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Bhadgaon came under the Gorkhali king on 1 Mangsir 1826 BS.
After the victory king Prithivi Narayan Shah showed little mercy with three defeated
kings and asked for assuring their last wishes. Jaya Prakash Malla wished to spend
the rest of life in Pashupatinath and died later. Ranjit Malla desired for shoes and an
umbrella as symbolic to desire for territory and throne respectively. Later, he went to
Benaras whereas Tej Narsingh Malla did not show any wish, so he was imprisoned.
After conquering the valley kingdoms, Prithivi Narayan Shah attempted to annex
the west. He attacked Tanahu, Kaski and Lamjung but these states formed a secret
alliance in the initiation of Palpa and Parbat and defeated Gorkha. Then Tanahun,
Kaski and Lamjung declared themselves as independent states. Thereafter Prithivi
Narayan Shah gave up the expansion of western states.

Annexation in the East

When the annexation of western side was postponed, the eastern movement started.
As a result, Chaudandi was occupied by the Gorkhali troops in 1830 BS. Karna Sen,
the king of Chaudandi fled to Bijayapur but Bijayapur was also captured by the
Gorkhali soldiers in 1831 BS. Then Karna Sen and Buddhi Karna Rai, the minister
of Bijayapur fled to Sikkim. Abhiman Singh Basnet, the commander of the Gorkhali
(Nepali) army requested the Lepcha king of Sikkim to return Buddhi Karna Rai and
Karna Sen. But they again fled to Kolkata from Sikkim. Later, in the mediation of
Gorkhali chieftain (Mukhiya) Ram Krishna Kunwar, Lepcha king of Sikkim, returned
the part of Ilam to Nepal. Many Limbu Haangs (local kings) were freed from any kind
of harassment. In this way the eastern border of Nepal extended up to the Mechi
River.

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