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Saturday, July 10, 2021

Basic timeline of Nepal

This post is a basic timeline of Nepal. There are 19 events listed below chronologically. Source: Wikipedia

• Shakya clan (1st millennium BC)
• Vedic period (1500 - 500 BC)
• Kirata kingdom (800 BC - 300 AD)
• Buddhism is established (6th century - 4th century BC)
• Gautama Buddha (5th century - 4th century BC)
• Karnat dynasty (1097-1324)
• Malla dynasty (1201-1779)
• Unification of Nepal (1743)
• Kingdom of Nepal (1768-2008)
• Sino-Nepalese War (1788-1789)
• Qing dynasty tribute state (1792-1865)
• Anglo-Nepalese War (1814-1816)
• Nepal-Britain Treaty (1923)
• Nepal-India earthquake (1934)
• Nepalese democracy movement (1948-2008)
• Nepalese Revolution (1951)
• Nepalese Civil War (1996-2006)
• Gorkha earthquake (2015)
• Nepal blockade (2015)

(This post includes any nation or civilization that occupied at least a portion of Nepal at some point. Unless specified otherwise, the dates correspond to when a nation or civilization existed, but do not necessarily correspond to occupation of Nepal.)