Kingdom of Nepal

Kingdom of Nepal was a state in Gangetic plain and Nepal (South Asia) that lasted from 1768 to 2008 CE, about 240 years. Its people spoke Indo-Aryan languages (Vedic, Sanskrit, Prakrit, Hindi, Bengali, Marathi, Sinhala).

The Shah state built by Prithvi Narayan Shah of Gorkha, which expanded until its war with the East India Company in 1814 to 1816. A Maoist insurgency and mass protests ended the monarchy in 2008.

See Kingdom of Nepal on the interactive timeline

Facts

Dates

1768 to 2008 CE

Duration

240 years

Type

State

Region

Gangetic plain and Nepal, South Asia

Language family

Indo-Aryan

Capital

Kathmandu

Came from

• Malla dynasty of Nepal 1201 to 1769 CE

Became

• Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal 2008 CE to the present

Events in South Asia during its time

• 1857 Indian Rebellion
• 1919 Jallianwala Bagh massacre
• 1930 Gandhi's Salt March
• 1947 Independence and partition
• 1971 Bangladesh Liberation War
• 1979 Soviet intervention in Afghanistan
• 1998 India and Pakistan test nuclear weapons
• 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami

Neighbours in South Asia

• Mughal Empire 1526 to 1857 CE
• British Raj 1858 to 1947 CE
• Republic of India 1947 CE to the present
• Ahom Kingdom 1228 to 1826 CE
• Kingdom of Mysore c. 1399 to 1950 CE
• Kingdom of Kandy 1469 to 1815 CE
• Hyderabad State 1724 to 1948 CE
• Maratha Confederacy 1674 to 1818 CE
• Company rule in India 1757 to 1858 CE
• Pakistan 1947 CE to the present

Elsewhere in the world at the same time

• Republic of Venice c. 697 to 1797 CE, Europe
• Holy Roman Empire 962 to 1806 CE, Europe
• Ethiopian Empire (Solomonic dynasty) 1270 to 1974 CE, North and West Africa
• Ottoman Empire 1299 to 1922 CE, Europe
• Ottoman Empire 1299 to 1922 CE, Middle East
• Portuguese Empire 1415 to 1999 CE, Europe
• Kingdom of Kongo c. 1390 to 1914 CE, Central and Southern Africa
• Portuguese Brazil 1500 to 1815 CE, South America
• New Spain 1521 to 1821 CE, Mesoamerica and Caribbean
• Viceroyalty of Peru 1542 to 1824 CE, South America

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