Jaggu
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I don't think the British made the Gurkha reputation. Even before the British, During the early 1800s the Gurkhas were expanding all through the himilayan range. Just then they came into conflict with the Sikhs who were also expanding into Himachal hills in 1809 over the strong Kangra fort. Although Maharaja Ranjit Singh defeated them in this war but he was so impressed with their fighting ability that he also raised a Gurkha regiment of his own even before the British had created their Gurkha regiment.
Had a strong power like the British not been there in India at the time to stop them, it is quite possible the Gurkha kingdom would have expanded well into UP and Bihar areas which was south of their mountainous strongholds.
Had a strong power like the British not been there in India at the time to stop them, it is quite possible the Gurkha kingdom would have expanded well into UP and Bihar areas which was south of their mountainous strongholds.
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