History of Nepal

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Etymology Timeline Urheimat
Ancient Neolithic, c. 7600 – c. 3300 BCE Bronze Age, c. 3300 – c. 1200 BCE Iron Age, c. 1200 – c. 200 BCE Shakya Kingdom, c. 1st millennium BCE Nepal in Mahabharata Parvata Kingdom Nepa Kingdom Himalaya Kingdom Kirata Kingdom Khasas in Mahabharata Limbuwan tribal states c. 580 BCE – 1774 CE Videha Kingdom Gopala Dynasty Mahisapala dynasty Soma dynasty, c. 205 – c. 305
Classical Licchavi Kingdom, c. 400 – c. 750 CE Thakuri dynasty, c. 600 – c. 1200 Katyuri kings, c. 700 CE – 1065 CE Khas Malla Kingdom, c. 954 CE – 14th century Karnat dynasty, c. 1097 CE – c. 1324 CE Malla Dynasty, c. 1201 – 1482 Chand kings c. 12th century CE – 1790 CE Kingdom of Lo c. 1380 CE – 1795 CE Kallala dynasty c. 1404 CE – 1789 CE
Golden Age Three Kingdoms Kingdom of Kantipur, c. 1484 – 1826 Kingdom of Patan, c. 1482 – 1768 Kingdom of Bhaktapur, c. 1482 – 1769 Twenty-four kingdoms Kingdom of Argha Kingdom of Bajhang Kingdom of Bhirkot Kingdom of Butwal Kingdom of Dhor Kingdom of Dhurkot Kingdom of Galkot Kingdom of Ghiring Kingdom of Garahun Kingdom of Gorkha Kingdom of Gulmi Kingdom of Isma Kingdom of Kaski Kingdom of Khanchi Kingdom of Lamjung Kingdom of Musikot Kingdom of Nuwakot Kingdom of Paiyun Kingdom of Palpa Kingdom of Parbat Kingdom of Pyuthan Kingdom of Rishing Kingdom of Satahun Kingdom of Tanahun Twenty-two kingdoms Kingdom of Jumla Kingdom of Doti Kingdom of Jajarkot Kingdom of Bajura Kingdom of Musikot Kingdom of Gajur Kingdom of Biskot Kingdom of Malneta Kingdom of Thalahara Kingdom of Dailekh Kingdom of Dullu Kingdom of Duryal Kingdom of Dang Kingdom of Sallyana Kingdom of Chilli Kingdom of Phalawagh Kingdom of Jehari Kingdom of Darnar Kingdom of Atbis Gotam Kingdom of Majal Kingdom of Gurnakot Kingdom of Rukum
Modern Shah dynasty Unification of Nepal Battle of Nuwakot, c. 1744 Battle of Makwanpur, c. 1762 Battle of Kirtipur, c. 1767 Battle of Sindhuli, c.1767 Battle of Kathmandu, c. 1768 Battle of Lalitpur, c. 1768 Battle of Bhaktapur, c. 1769 Declaration of Kingdom of Nepal, c. 1768 Sino-Nepalese War First Campaign Against Tibetans Second Campaign Against Gurkhas Third Nepal-Tibet War Pande dynasty Thapa dynasty Battle of Khurbura, c. 1804 1806 Bhandarkhal massacre, c. 1806 Gurkha–Sikh War, c. 1809 Anglo-Nepalese War c. 1814 – 1816 Battle of Nalapani, c. 1814 Battle of Jaithak, c. 1814 Battle of Makwanpur, c. 1816 Treaty of Sugauli, c. 1816 Brigade of Gurkhas, c. 1816 Rana dynasty, c.1846 – 1951 Kot massacre, c. 1846 1846 Bhandarkhal massacre, c. 1846 Battle of Alau, c. 1847 Biratnagar Jute Mill Strike, c. 1947 Jayatu Sanskritam, c. 1947 1951 Nepalese revolution, c. 1951 Delhi Accord, c. 1951
Contemporary Panchayat, c. 1960 – 1990 Back to the Village National Campaign, c. 1967 – 1975 1990 Nepalese revolution, c. 1990 Nepalese Civil War, c. 1996 – 2006 Nepalese royal massacre, c. 2001 Battle of Bhalubang, c. 2003 2004 Beni attack, c. 2004 Second Battle of Khara, c. 2005 2006 Nepalese revolution, c. 2006 Comprehensive Peace Accord, c. 2006 1st Nepalese Constituent Assembly, c. 2008 Nepal humanitarian crisis, c. 2015 – 2017 April 2015 Nepal earthquake, c. 2015 May 2015 Nepal earthquake, c. 2015 2015 Nepal blockade, c. 2015 2015 Mount Everest avalanches Constitution of Nepal, c. 2015
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Outline Palaeolithic (2,500,000–250,000 BC) Madrasian culture Soanian culture Neolithic (10,800–3300 BC) Bhirrana culture (7570–6200 BC) Mehrgarh culture (7000–3300 BC) Edakkal culture (5000–3000 BC) Chalcolithic (3500–1500 BC) Anarta tradition (c. 3950–1900 BC) Ahar-Banas culture (3000–1500 BC) Pandu culture (1600–1500 BC) Malwa culture (1600–1300 BC) Jorwe culture (1400–700 BC) Bronze Age (3300–1300 BC) Indus Valley Civilisation (3300–1300 BC)  – Early Harappan culture (3300–2600 BC)  – Mature Harappan culture (2600–1900 BC)  – Late Harappan culture (1900–1300 BC) Vedic Civilisation (2000–500 BC)  – Ochre Coloured Pottery culture (2000–1600 BC)  – Swat culture (1600–500 BC) Iron Age (1500–200 BC) Vedic Civilisation (1500–500 BC)  – Janapadas (1500–600 BC)  – Black and Red ware culture (1300–1000 BC)  – Painted Grey Ware culture (1200–600 BC)  – Northern Black Polished Ware (700–200 BC) Pradyota dynasty (799–684 BC) Haryanka dynasty (684–424 BC) Three Crowned Kingdoms (c. 600 BC – AD 1600) Maha Janapadas (c. 600–300 BC) Achaemenid Empire (550–330 BC) Ror Dynasty (450 BC – AD 489) Shaishunaga dynasty (424–345 BC) Nanda Empire (380–321 BC) Macedonian Empire (330–323 BC) Maurya Empire (321–184 BC) Seleucid India (312–303 BC) Sangam period (c. 300 BC – c. 300 AD) Pandya Empire (c. 300 BC – AD 1345) Chera Kingdom (c. 300 BC – AD 1102) Chola Empire (c. 300 BC – AD 1279) Pallava Empire (c. 250 AD – AD 800) Maha-Megha-Vahana Empire (c. 250 BC – c. AD 500) Parthian Empire (247 BC – AD 224) Middle Kingdoms (230 BC – AD 1206) Satavahana Empire (230 BC – AD 220) Kuninda Kingdom (200 BC – AD 300) Mitra Dynasty (c. 150 – c. 50 BC) Shunga Empire (185–73 BC) Indo-Greek Kingdom (180 BC – AD 10) Kanva Empire (75–26 BC) Indo-Scythian Kingdom (50 BC – AD 400) Indo-Parthian Kingdom (AD 21 – c. 130) Western Satrap Empire (AD 35–405 ) Kushan Empire (AD 60–240) Bharshiva Dynasty (170–350) Nagas of Padmavati (210–340) Sasanian Empire (224–651) Indo-Sassanid Kingdom (230–360) Vakataka Empire (c. 250 – c. 500) Kalabhras Empire (c. 250 – c. 600) Gupta Empire (280–550) Kadamba Empire (345–525) Western Ganga Kingdom (350–1000) Kamarupa Kingdom (350–1100) Vishnukundina Empire (420–624) Maitraka Empire (475–767) Huna Kingdom (475–576) Rai Kingdom (489–632) Kabul Shahi Empire (c. 500 – 1026) Chalukya Empire (543–753) Maukhari Empire (c. 550 – c. 700) Harsha Empire (606–647) Tibetan Empire (618–841) Eastern Chalukya Kingdom (624–1075) Rashidun Caliphate (632–661) Gurjara-Pratihara Empire (650–1036) Umayyad Caliphate (661–750) Mallabhum kingdom (694-1947) Bhauma-Kara Kingdom (736-916) Pala Empire (750–1174) Rashtrakuta Empire (753–982) Paramara Kingdom (800–1327) Yadava Empire (850–1334) Somavamshi Kingdom (882–1110) Chaulukya Kingdom (942–1244) Western Chalukya Empire (973–1189) Lohara Kingdom (1003–1320) Hoysala Empire (1040–1347) Sena Empire (1070–1230) Eastern Ganga Empire (1078–1434) Kakatiya Kingdom (1083–1323) Zamorin Kingdom (1102–1766) Kalachuris of Tripuri (675-1210) Kalachuris of Kalyani (1156–1184) Chutiya Kingdom (1187–1673) Deva Kingdom (c. 1200 – c. 1300) Late medieval period (1206–1526) Ghaznavid Dynasty (977–1186) Ghurid Dynasty (1170–1206) Delhi Sultanate (1206–1526)  – Mamluk Sultanate (1206–1290)  – Khalji Sultanate (1290–1320)  – Tughlaq Sultanate (1320–1414)  – Sayyid Sultanate (1414–1451)  – Lodi Sultanate (1451–1526) Ahom Kingdom (1228–1826) Chitradurga Kingdom (1300–1779) Reddy Kingdom (1325–1448) Vijayanagara Empire (1336–1646) Bengal Sultanate (1352–1576) Garhwal Kingdom (1358–1803) Mysore Kingdom (1399–1947) Gajapati Empire (1434–1541) Ladakh Kingdom (1470–1842) Deccan Sultanates (1490–1596)  – Ahmadnagar Sultanate (1490–1636)  – Berar Sultanate (1490–1574)  – Bidar Sultanate (1492–1619)  – Bijapur Sultanate (1492–1686)  – Golkonda Sultanate (1518–1687) Keladi Kingdom (1499–1763) Koch Kingdom (1515–1947) Early modern period (1526–1858) Mughal Empire (1526–1858) Sur Empire (1540–1556) Madurai Kingdom (1529–1736) Thanjavur Kingdom (1532–1673) Bhoi dynasty (1541–1804) Bengal Subah (1576–1757) Marava Kingdom (1600–1750) Sikkim Kingdom (1642–1975) Thondaiman Kingdom (1650–1948) Maratha Empire (1674–1818) Sikh Confederacy (1707–1799) Travancore Kingdom (1729–1947) Sikh Empire (1799–1849) Colonial states (1510–1961) Portuguese India (1510–1961) Dutch India (1605–1825) Danish India (1620–1869) French India (1759–1954) Company Raj (1757–1858) British Raj (1858–1947)
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Nepal is a multi-ethnic, multiracial, multicultural, multi-religious, and multilingual country. The most spoken language is Nepali followed by several other ethnic languages.

The modern day Kingdom of Nepal was established in 1768 and started a campaign of unifying what would form the modern territories of Nepal. Some former territories had been lost due to the Sino-Nepalese War. The conflict ended with both victories and losses with the kingdom ultimately accepting tributary status with the Qing dynasty of China from 1792 to 1865.^[1] The Anglo-Nepalese War ended in British victory and resulted in the ceding some Nepalese territory in the Treaty of Sugauli. In a historical vote for the election of the constituent assembly, the Nepalese parliament voted to abolish the monarchy in June 2006. Nepal became a federal republic on 28 May 2008 and was formally renamed the 'Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal' ending the 200-year-old reign of the Shah monarchs.