HISTORY OF NEPAL

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HISTORY OF NEPAL
500 B.C 1972 A.D
Mrigesh Rajbhandari
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PREHISTORIC NEPAL
The Kirat Region
Kathmandu Valley
History in Nepal remains sketchy until the fifth
century when the Licchavi rulers began to keep
records.
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Civilization And Culture Of Kiratas
(800 B.C.-300 A.D.)
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c.563 B.C. -
Birth Of Lord Buddha at Lumbini Palace
(Old monuments of Palace at Lumbini )
For the next few centuries, Buddhism spread
throughout Nepal.
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Tentative Licchavi Periodization

• Early Licchavi 330550

• Mid Licchavi 550720

• Late Licchavi 725880

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The Lichchhavi Period
Mana Deva Shiva Deva Amsuverma Hieun-Tseng
Successor of Amsuverma Narendra Deva Shiva
Deva II Jaya Deva II Aramudi
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Earliest surviving record from the Licchavis.
Most of the Licchavi records are reports of
religious donations to mainly Hindu temples and
the language of the records is Sanskrit.
7th century - Interruption In the Kingdom
750 The fall of Licchavis
Nepali Language has been evolved from Sanskrit
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Kingdom of the Licchavis, founded sometime late
in the forth century
"Siva and Parvati Set"ca. 5th-6th centurystone
male figure, standingca. 1st-3rd century C.E
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CIVILIZATION AND CULTURE OF THE LICHCHHAVIS
'Golden Age'
Administration
Foreign Policy
Social Condition
Economic Condition
Judicial System
Religion
Literature
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The Thakuri Dynastey
GUNAKAMA DEV
SURYABANSI ( SOLAR DYNASTY ) RAJPUT KINGS
Shivadeva III
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Malla Period (1200 - 1769 AD)
Jayasthiti Malla (1354-1395)
Pratap Malla
Jaya Prakash Malla
Ranjit Malla
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Middle Period
Newar Era
879 1178
1178 1185 Rule of Somesvaradeva.
1200 1216 Rule of Arimalla.
1345 1346-
Raid From the South
1382 1395 Rule of Jayasthitimalla
1428 1482 Rule of Yakshamalla
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1482 Nepal was split into three kingdoms
Kathmandu
Bhaktapur
Patan
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Malla Palaces at Durbar Square at Kathmandu
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Malla Palaces at Durbar Square at Patan
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Malla Palaces at Durbar Square at Bhaktapur
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TABLE OF THE EVOLUTION OF CERTAIN GUPTA
CHARACTERS USED IN NEPALESE INSCRIPTIONS, A.D.
464 through 733
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The lower half of a stone slab, 33 cm. wide,
north of the Mahesvarí pit?ha, embedded at the
eastern side of a former city gate emplacement on
the southern perimeter of the city of Bhaktapur
(Fig.4). The broken top of the stele is missing,
Date Sam?vat 31 (A.D. 607).
TranslationWe shall never excuse him1 who
disobeys this order which is a legal edíct.
Future kings also must give importance to
dharma and do as the honorable ones former
kings have ordered. This is the direct order of
His Majesty. Here his envoy is Rajaputra
Sthitivarma. Sam?vat 31, second paus?a sukla
as?t?ami eighth day of the bright half of of the
repeated month of Paus?a.
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Early Manuscripts
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A Newari Mandala From 900 A.D.
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Stone Sculptures From The Malla Dynasty
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stone sculpture of Lord Vishnu
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MODERN PERIOD
Shah Dynasty, Unification of Nepal
THE MAKING OF MODERN NEPAL
Gorkha Kingdom
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Prithvi Narayan Shah The Great (reigned 1743-75),
Conquest of Bhaktapur
Conquest of Patan
Conquest of Kathmandu
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The Expansion of Nepal
KING PRATAP SINGH SHAH KING RANA BAHADUR
SHAH Struggle for Power RAJENDRA LAXMI BAHADUR
SHAH KING RANA BAHADUR SHAH
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The Expansion of Nepal
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1791-92Nepal defeated in war with China
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The Anglo-Nepalese War
Preparation for War
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(The British Army Each Year recruit thousands of
Gorkhalis From Nepal to British Acadamys)
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Nepals War with British
Battle of Khalanga Battle of Jaithak Battle of
Parsa Battle of Geetjarh Battle of Gadwan
Battle of Deuthal
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TREATY OF SUGAULI, 1815
(Current day Nepal after reduction of Nepals
Boarderaccording to Treaty Of Sugauli)
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Nepals First Appointed Prime Minister
BHIMSEN THAPA
REFORMS OF BHIMSEN THAPA
FALL OF BHIMSEN THAPA
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Rise of Ranas
(Dark Age)
Kot Massacre Bhandarkhal Massacre The Alou
Event King Surendra Bikram Shah Janga Bahadur
Rana Second Nepal-Tibet War Terms of Thapathali
treaty Reforms of Jang Bahadur Rana King
Prithivi Bir Bikram Shah Rana Uddip Singh Dhir
Sumsher Bir Sumsher Deva Sumsher Chandra
Sumsher
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Balkrishna Samas hypothetical painting of all
nine Rana prime ministers
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Hanuman Dhoka Palace, the old royal palace,
Kathmandu
The gilded copper Sun Dhoka gate, built in 1753,
in Durbar Square, at the medieval city of
Bhaktapur. The gate, which is the entrance to the
main courtyard palace and the Taleju Bhavani
Temple, is flanked by a small shrine of the Rana
period.
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King Tribhuwan and Fall of Rana
King Tribhuvan Bir Bikram Shah's Ascend to throne
Bhim Shumsher Reforms of Bhim Shumsher Juddha
Shumsher Juddha Shumsher and the second world
war The beginning of revolution against the
Ranas Reforms of Juddha Shumsher Padma
Shumsher Political agitations during Padma
Shumsher's rule Reforms of Padma Shumsher Mohan
Shumsher Arya samaj The Gorkha League Nagarik
Adhikar Samiti Praja parisad The Nepali
congress The Biratnagar hartal The Jogbani
conference Jayantu Sanskritum The Nepali
Praja Panchayat The Bairagania Resolution
Leaving the palace by king Tribhuvan The
armed revolution The Delhi agreement
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King Mahendra
King Mahendra's early life Political situation
Political reforms Tank Prasad Acharya's
Ministry Dr.k.i. Singh's Ministry The united
front Ministry Constitution of the kingdom of
Nepal,1959 First general election Bishweswar
prasad Koirala's Ministery Introduction of the
Panchayat system Administrative reforms
Economic reforms Social reforms Foreign policy
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Bibliography
http//www.countryreports.org/history/nepahist.htm
http//www.nepalhomepage.com/general/history.html
http//internet.cybermesa.com/rotto/history.html
http//www.thamel.com/htms/history.htm
http//en2.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Nepal
http//www.infoplease.com/ce6/world/A0859925.html
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