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The Jit Gadhi (Nepali: जितगढी; historically known as Butwal Gadhi) is a fort in Butwal, Lumbini Province, Nepal. The Jit Gadhi was built by the Sen dynasty. This 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. In 2019, the Butwal Sub-Metropolitan City revealed the life-size statue of Ujir Singh Thapa. In 2021, near the Jit Gadhi is currently being built a war museum to commemorate the Battle of Jitgadhi.