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
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
Type	Fort
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]

References

1. "Jitgadhi Killa to have biggest Nepali flag and Ujir Singh's life-size statute". My Republica. 16 December 2018. Archived from the original on 16 November 2021. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
2. "Country's largest national flag to be installed at the site of Anglo-Nepal war". The Kathmandu Post. 17 December 2018. Archived from the original on 16 November 2021. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
3. "History of Jitgadi Fort". Castles.today. Archived from the original on 16 November 2021. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
4. Anmol, Amrita (21 April 2019). "Butwal organises function to commemorate Jitgadhi victory". The Kathmandu Post. Archived from the original on 16 November 2021. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
5. "Butwal to build a war-museum". Khabarhub. 17 March 2021. Archived from the original on 16 November 2021. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
6. "बुटवलमा 'जितगढी संग्रहालय' बन्ने". Online Khabar (in Nepali). Archived from the original on 16 November 2021. Retrieved 16 November 2021.

Further reading

• Pande, Bhagawati (28 December 2018). "जाउ है घुम्नलाई जितगढी किल्ला". Setopati (in Nepali). Archived from the original on 16 November 2021. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
• "जितको प्रतीक जितगढी". Annapurna Post (in Nepali). Archived from the original on 16 November 2021. Retrieved 16 November 2021.