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Lesson Effect of Unification Campaign
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FACTS “History is not everything but it is a starting point. History is
to Understand a clock that people use to tell their political and culture time
of day. It is a compass they use to find themselves on the
map of human geography. It tells them where they are but,
more importantly, what they must be.” - John Henrik Clarke

After the death of Prithivi Narayan Shah, his eldest son Pratap Shah ascended to
the throne. He continued unification campaign led by Prithivi Narayan Shah. Pratap
Singh Shah annexed Chitwan but he died soon. His son Rana Bahadur Shah was
only 2 years and 5 months old and became a minor king. Rajendra Laxmi, Queen
mother, took the state power under her control and continued the unification
campaign. Rajendra Laxmi annexed Lamjung, Tanahu and Kaski, which belonged
to the Chaubise Rajya in between BS 1834 to 1842 . After her death Bahadur Shah,
the youngest son of Prithvi Narayan Shah, became the regent of minor king Rana
Bahadur Shah. He continued the campaign and won the western part of Sikkim
and extended the eastern border up to the Tista river. Then he set for the west. By
BS 1844 he annexed all the Chaubise Rajyas. Then he attacked the Baise Rajya and
won the Karnali region. He won the Doti state in BS 1847 and extended the border
in the west to the Mahakali river. He attacked Almoda, the capital of Kumau and won
in the same year. Thereafter he attacked Shrinagar, the capital of Gadhwal. Due to
the war with Tibet in the north the campaign had to be stopped.
After the death of Bahadur Shah, Prime Minister Bhimsen Thapa and commander
Amar Singh Thapa continued the unification campaign. Again in BS 1861 Shrinagar
was attacked and Gardhwal was fully annexed into Nepal. The western border
extended up to the Jamuna river. After that small states lying between the Jamuna
and the Sutluj river were annexed. In BS 1863 Amar Singh Thapa crossed Sutluj river
and attacked Kangada but Nepalese soldiers couldn’t win Kangda fort. Jwalamukhi
treaty was signed with the initiation of Ranjit Singh, the king of Punjab and Nepalese
army retreated to the Sutluj river.
In this way the unification campaign started by Prithivi Narayan Shah in BS 1799
had resulted in Greater Nepal extending from the Tista in the east to the Sutluj in
the west by BS 1863 .

A Greater Nepal originated from small state Gorkha like Germany originated from
Prussia, Italy from Sardinia and Britain from Wessex.

Effects of Unification

The effects of unification campaign are shown below
1. Strengthening Nationality
The unification campaign strengthened the feeling of nation and nationality.
All the small states turned into a single nation. It joined not only the territory but also
the feelings of unity among the people.

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