Editing Prithvi Narayan Shah (section)

=== Makwanpur===
{{main|Battle of Makwanpur (1763)}}
In 1763, the Gorkhas conquered [[Makwanpur District|Makwanpur]], one of the gateways to Nepal from Bengal. The conquest of Makwanpur, however, brought Prithvi Narayan Shah in a collision with [[Mir Qasim]], the [[Nawabs of Bengal|Nawab of Bengal]]. Bikram Sen, the king of Makwanpur, was then taken prisoner by Prithvi Narayan Shah. Upon this Kanak Singh, another local Chief complained to Nawab Mir Qasim and requested his intervention. "In consequence of this complaint, the Nabab himself crossed over sending [[Gurgin Khan]] before him who arrived near Makwanpur where his whole army being destroyed the Nabab returned to [[Patna]]". The expedition of Qasim was also determined by Gurgin Khan's eagerness to test the strength and skill of the troops who he had disciplined and of the artillery which he had trained. Gurgin Khan's lust for the Nepalese gold was another cause of his earnestness to lead the expedition, although the Nawab had counselled against it.<ref name=":0" /> Gurgin Khan lost a great number of his men and had to leave many stands of arms.{{citation needed|date=October 2024}}