Battle of Alau

Battle of Alau
Date28 July 1847
Location
Result Victory of Jung Bahadur Rana
Belligerents
Nepal Army King Rajendra's army
Commanders and leaders
Jung Bahadur Rana Rajendra Bikram Shah
Guru Prasad Shah
Casualties and losses
0 300
Battle of Alau is located in Nepal
Alau
Alau
Location in present-day Nepal

The Battle of Alau was fought in Alau, Parsa District on 28 July 1847.[1] It was fought between the armies of King Rajendra and Jung Bahadur Rana and in this confrontation, Jung Bahadur's army won against Rajendra's army and arrested King Rajendra.

After the Bhandarkhal Parva, King Rajendra went to Kashi with the queen. In this period, Jung Bahadur dethroned King Rajendra and replaced him with prince Surendra. Rajendra, then, started plotting the removal of Jung Bahadur with his consultants. However, Jung Bahadur was aware of this conspiracy because he had sent his spies with King Rajendra to Kashi. As a result, King Rajendra's army was slaughtered in Alau and he was then put under arrest. This event is popularly known as 'Alau Parva' in Nepal.[2][3]

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References

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  1. ^ Rana, Pramode Shamshere J. B. (1999). A Chronicle of Rana Rule. R. Rana. p. 20.
  2. ^ Acharya, Baburam. अब यस्तो कहिल्यै नहोस्. Nepal: Fine Print Books. p. 195. ISBN 978-9937-665-40-7.
  3. ^ Subedi, Ramraj. नेपालको तथ्य इतिहास. p. 238.