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Mahamandal was captured thus the king went to attack the fort, Nuwakot Gadhi. The fort defenders could not resist the attack by the Gorkhali in the darkness and rather than fighting they fleed to Belkot as well since they already received the news about the death of their commander Sankha Mani Rana Magar. On 1 October 1744, Gorkhalis won the battle. Kalu Pande with Ashok Bari, and Mahodam Kirti Shah arrived at the fort, the king went inside of the fort then inside of the palace with advice of astrologers. He also gathered his soldiers and they went to Nuwakot Bhairavi to esteem the deity. Few days later, in the Battle of Belkot,
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316:Background
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154:Kalu Pande
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284:Varanasi
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