EXPANSION OF BRITISH POWER IN INDIA – British vs Gurkhas (1814 – 1816)
British vs Gurkhas (1814 – 1816) Reason: In 1768 Gurkhas emerged as a powerful state and it shared boundary with Tibet, Bengal and Awadh. British’ boundary touched the Nepal territory when British acquired the district of Gorkhpur and Basti from Nawab of Awadh through Subsidiary Alliance Treaty. As a result conflicts arouse between British and […]
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