Battle of Belkot

Battle of Belkot was fought in Belkot fort in 1744 a few days after the Battle of Nuwakot, part of the Unification of Nepal.^[1] It resulted in a Gorkhali victory, and the commander Jayant Rana Magar was captured and flayed alive after ordering to be skinned alive by Prithvi Narayan Shah, first King of Nepal.^[2][3]

Battle of Belkot
Part of the Unification of Nepal
Date 1744 Location Belkot Result Gorkhali victory Territorial changes Belkot force ceded Belkot
Belligerents
Gorkha Kingdom	Kingdom of Belkot
Commanders and leaders
Prithvi Narayan Shah	Jayant Rana
Casualties and losses
More than 60 Gorkhali soldier dead