History of Nepal

The Sanskrit word nepalaya means "at the foot of the mountains" or "abode at the foot"; Nepal may be derived from this. ... Thus, Nepal is "house of wool". The Newar people, who inhabit the Kathmandu Valley, have the word nepa in their Nepal Bhasa language, meaning "country of the middle zone".

Founded by King Prithvi Narayan Shah, a Gorkhali monarch of Rajput origin, it existed for 240 years until the abolition of the Nepalese monarchy in 2008. During this period, Nepal was formally under the rule of the Shah dynasty, which exercised varying degrees of power during the kingdom's existence.

Nepal–Britain Treaty of 1923. Declaration of Nepal as an independent and sovereign state. The Nepal–Britain Treaty of 1923 is considered to be one of the most important treaties in the History of Nepal. The treaty was first discussed in 1921 and the final treaty was signed in 1923 December 21 in Singha Durbar.

In August 2011 the Jhala Nath Khanal Government was toppled and Baburam Bhattarai of the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) was made the Prime Minister. ... The new constitution of Nepal has changed Nepal practically into a federaldemocratic republic by making 7 unnamed states.

Prithvi Narayan Shah (c. 1779–1875), with whom we move into the modern period of Nepal's history, was the ninth generation descendant of Dravya Shah (1559–1570), the founder of the ruling house of Gorkha.

Nepal, was one of the 'third wave' countries that had won democracy in 1990. It witnessed an extraordinary popular movement in April 2006. The real power was exercised by popularly elected representatives although the King formally remained the head of the state.

Gyanendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev became the king of Nepal on June 4, 2001, following the death of his elder brother late King Birendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev. This was not the first time for Gyanendra to have been crowned as the King of Nepal

Nepal, country of Asia, lying along the southern slopes of the Himalayan mountain ranges. It is a landlocked country located between India to the east, south, and west and the Tibet Autonomous Region of China to the north.

Nepal is famous, as the world's only Hindu Kingdom. However, it is an intricate and beautiful tapestry formed by the interweaving of Hinduism, Buddhism and other beliefs. Religious tolerance and harmony such as is found in Nepal, is perhaps a unique example to the world.

Hindu and Buddhist traditions in Nepal go back more than two millennia. In Lumbini, Buddha was born, and Pashupatinath temple, Kathmandu, is an old and famous Shiva temple of Hindus. Nepal has several other temples and Buddhistmonasteries, as well as places of worship of other religious groups.

he 2011 National census lists 123 Nepalese languages spoken as a mother tongue (first language) in Nepal. Most belong to the Indo-Aryan and Sino-Tibetanlanguage families. The official language of Nepal is Nepali, formerly calledKhaskura then Gorkhali.

The Kathmandu Valley may have been inhabited as early as 300 BCE, since the oldest known objects in the valley date to a few hundred years BCE. The earliest known inscription is dated 185 CE. The oldest firmly dated building in the earthquake-prone valley is almost 1,992 years old.

The national flag of Nepal (Nepali: नेपालको झण्डा) is the world's only non-quadrilateral national flag. The flag is a simplified combination of two single pennons, the vexillological word for a pennant. Its crimson red is the colour of the rhododendron, the country's national flower.

On December 28, 2007, the Interim Parliament passed a bill and declared Nepal to become a Federal Democratic Republic.The first meeting of the Constituent Assembly officially implemented that declaration on May 28, 2008.

Aishwarya Rajya Laxmi Devi Shah (Nepali: ऐश्वर्या राज्य लक्ष्मी देवी शाह) (7 November 1949 – 1 June 2001) was the Queen of Nepal from 1972 to 2001 also referred as Bada Maharani. She was the wife and the second cousin of King Birendra and the mother of Crown Prince Dipendra, Prince Nirajan, and Princess Shruti.

Bhimsen Thapa

Bhimsen Thapa is regarded as the first Prime Minister of Nepal. Some historians recognize Damodar Pandey as the first Prime Minister of Nepal since Damodar served as a Kaji during the reign of King Prithvi Narayan Shah. The first elected Prime Minister was Bishweshwar Prasad Koirala, in 1959.

Nepal is landlocked by India on three sides and China's Tibet Autonomous Region to the north. West Bengal's narrow Siliguri Corridor or Chicken's Neck separate Nepal and Bangladesh. To the east are India and Bhutan.