Jit Gadhi

The Jit Gadhi (Nepali: जितगढी; historically known as Butwal Gadhi) is a fort in Butwal, Lumbini Province, Nepal.^[1][2] It was built by the Sen dynasty.^[3]

Jit Gadhi
जितगढी
Butwal, Lumbini Province in Nepal
Jit Gadhi in 2021
Site information
Type	Fort
Location
Jit Gadhi Location of Jit Gadhi in Nepal Show map of Lumbini Province Jit Gadhi Jit Gadhi (Nepal) Show map of Nepal
Coordinates	27.703441600641476°N 83.45955422881201°E / 27.703441600641476; 83.45955422881201
Site history
Built by	Kirat dynasty
Battles/wars	Battle of Jitgadhi (1814)

The fort was used during the Anglo-Nepalese War (1814–1816) where Colonel Ujir Singh Thapa led Nepal's victory in the Battle of Jitgadhi against the East India Company.^[1]

In 2019, the Butwal Sub-Metropolitan City revealed the life-size statue of Ujir Singh Thapa near the fort citing the historic significance.^[4] In 2021, a war museum was inaugurated to commemorate the Battle of Jit Gadhi.^[5][6]