State
Nepal
country in South Asia
- This boundary
- 1768–1945
- Founded
- 1768
- Capital
- Kathmandu
- Government
- federal republic, people's republic
- Languages
- Nepali
- Religion
- Hinduism, Buddhism, Islam, Kirat Mundhum
- Preceded by
- Kingdom of Nepal
Overview
Nepal, officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, is a landlocked country in South Asia. It is mainly situated in the Himalayas, but also includes parts of the Indo-Gangetic Plain. It borders the Tibet Autonomous Region of China to the north, and India to the south, east, and west, while it is narrowly separated from Bangladesh by the Siliguri Corridor, and from Bhutan by the Indian state of Sikkim. Nepal has a diverse geography, including fertile plains, subalpine forested hills, and eight of the world's ten highest mountains, including Mount Everest, the highest point above mean sea level on Earth. Kathmandu is the nation's capital and its largest city. Nepal is a multi-ethnic, multi-lingual, multi-religious, and multi-cultural sovereign state, with Nepali as the official language.
All rulers (12)
- Abhaya Malla1216–1255
- Naresha Malla1636–1644
- Jagat Prakasha Malla1644–1673
- Jitamitra Malla1696–1722
- Bhupatindra Malla1696–1722
- Pratap Singh Shah1775–1777
- Rana Bahadur Shah1777–1806
- Girvan Yuddha Bikram Shah Deva1799–1816
- Rajendra of Nepal1816–1847
- Surendra of Nepal1847–1881
- Prithvi of Nepal1881–1911
- Tribhuvan I of Nepal1911–1950
Records (12)
- 1744–1816 — unification of NepalWar
- 1767 — Battle of KirtipurBattle
- 1768 — Battle of KathmanduBattle
- 1768 — Battle of LalitpurBattle
- 1769 — Battle of BhaktapurBattle
- 1814 — Battle of Jit GadhiBattle
- 1815 — Battle of JitgarghBattle · Gurkhas ▸ United Kingdom
- 1816 — Battle of MakwanpurBattle · United Kingdom ▸ Nepal
- 1846 — Kot MassacreMassacre
- 1846 — 1846 Bhandarkhal massacreMassacre
- 1858 — Battle of BankiBattle · United Kingdom ▸ Indian Rebels
- 1944 — Battle of KohimaBattle
Facts from Wikidata (CC0), HCED (CC0) and Cliopatria (CC BY 4.0); overview excerpted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).