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==Nepal Timeline==
==Nepal Timeline==


{| class="wikitable"
|Date
|Event
|-
|Around the 7th century BC. AD
|supposed date of the installation of the Kirata, Tibetan dynasty in the Kathmandu valley.
|-
|566 BC J.-C.-466 BC. AD
|life of Buddha (possibly born in Lumbini in Nepal)
|-
|250 BC AD
|foundation of the city of Patan
|-
|400-750
|the Lichhavi dynasty reigns over southern Nepal and northern Magadha. Birth of Nepalese art.
|-
|1100-1484
|the Malla kings rule the west of the country.
|-
|1184-1196
|reign of King Kama Deva of the Thakur dynasty, founder of the city of Kathmandu (Kantipur).
|-
|1200-1216
|Arimalla, the first monarch of the Malla dynasty rules in the Kathmandu valley.
|-
|1349
|Muslims devastate the Kathmandu valley.
|-
|1382-1422
|reign of King Jayastithi Malla.
|-
|1400
|King Jayastithi Malla introduces the Hindu caste system to Nepal. Nepal, until then Buddhist, is Hinduism.
|-
|1422-1427
|reign of King Jyotir Malla.
|-
|1427-1480
|reign of King Yashka Malla.
|-
|1480
|King Yashka Malla divides his kingdom among his sons.
|-
|1559-1570
|reign of Dravya Shâh, founder of a Gurkha kingdom in a valley west of Kathmandu. These are Rajpouts who fled the Mughal Empire.
|-
|1618-1661
|reign of Siddhi Narsing in Patan.
|-
|1640-1673
|reign of Pratapa Malla in Kathmandu. First contacts with Europeans.
|-
|1696-1722
|reign of Bhupatindra Malla in Bhadgaon (Bhaktapur).
|-
|1768-1722
|reign of Prithivi Narayan, king Gurkha, founder of the Shah dynasty and unifier of Nepal.
|-
|1790
|the Gurkha attack Tibet.
|-
|1792
|the Chinese invade Nepal; Nawakot Treaty with China; the Gurkha fight the British in the Terai.
|-
|1815
|Anglo-Nepalese war.
|-
|1816
|Nepalese defeat to the British following the Anglo-Nepalese war; Treaty of Sagauli, the current borders of Nepal are fixed.
|-
|1846
|Prime Minister Jung Bahadur Rana seizes power which becomes hereditary. The king only retains a role of representation.
|-
|1850
|first visit of a Nepalese statesman, Jung Bahadur, to England and France.
|-
|1854
|war with Tibet.
|-
|1857
|Nepal helps the British during the Sepoy revolt.
|-
|1949
|Nepal begins to open up to foreigners.
|-
|1950
|King Thibuvan takes refuge in India.
|-
|1951
|King Thibuvan puts an end to the Rana dictatorship.
|-
|1953
|first ascent of Everest, May 29
|-
|1955-1972
|reign of King Mahendra.
|-
|1959
|promulgation of the first pluralist constitution
|-
|1960
|King Mahendra bans all parties and rejects the constitution
|-
|1972
|King Birendra ascends to the throne.
|-
|1975
|coronation of King Birendra.
|-
|1980
|King Birendra announces a referendum after riots for a choice between the panchayat system or the multiparty system.
|-
|1989
|the king declares that the ban on political parties is lifted, that he lets the opposition lead a provisional government and that he accepts the role of constitutional monarch.
|-
|1991
|first free elections for 32 years. The Nepalese Congress Party wins with 110 seats, the Communist Party of Nepal-Marxist Leninist Union (CPN-UML) obtains 69 seats.
|-
|1996
|start of the Nepalese People's War.
|-
|1999
|Krishna Prasad Bhataharai is appointed Prime Minister.
|-
|2001
|Crown Prince Dipendra assassinates his entire family and commits suicide. His uncle, Gyanendra, unpopular, is crowned king.
|-
|2002
|Gyanendra dissolves the Assembly and assumes full powers. The revolt against the king is gaining momentum, supported by the opposition parties. Belgium sells arms to Nepal
|-
|2006
|a big general strike is called on April 6. The pressure of the street then makes bend the king, who reinstates the parliament in its rights (April 24). The parliament immediately votes in the weeks which follow a series of laws removing many royal preroga
|-
|2007
|composition of a new transitional government. This government consists of five ministers belonging to the former Maoist guerrillas. On December 28, the Provisional Parliament approved, by 270 votes to 3, a resolution providing for the abolition of the mon
|-
|2008
|The election of a constituent assembly, April 10, 2008, sees the triumph of the Maoists who remove more than a third of the 601 seats in power. The inaugural session, which took place on the following May 28, consecrated the abolition of the monarchy and
|}


==Source==
==Source==

Revision as of 20:38, 23 December 2021

Historical Timeline for Nepal - A chronology of key events
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Nepal Timeline

Date Event
Around the 7th century BC. AD supposed date of the installation of the Kirata, Tibetan dynasty in the Kathmandu valley.
566 BC J.-C.-466 BC. AD life of Buddha (possibly born in Lumbini in Nepal)
250 BC AD foundation of the city of Patan
400-750 the Lichhavi dynasty reigns over southern Nepal and northern Magadha. Birth of Nepalese art.
1100-1484 the Malla kings rule the west of the country.
1184-1196 reign of King Kama Deva of the Thakur dynasty, founder of the city of Kathmandu (Kantipur).
1200-1216 Arimalla, the first monarch of the Malla dynasty rules in the Kathmandu valley.
1349 Muslims devastate the Kathmandu valley.
1382-1422 reign of King Jayastithi Malla.
1400 King Jayastithi Malla introduces the Hindu caste system to Nepal. Nepal, until then Buddhist, is Hinduism.
1422-1427 reign of King Jyotir Malla.
1427-1480 reign of King Yashka Malla.
1480 King Yashka Malla divides his kingdom among his sons.
1559-1570 reign of Dravya Shâh, founder of a Gurkha kingdom in a valley west of Kathmandu. These are Rajpouts who fled the Mughal Empire.
1618-1661 reign of Siddhi Narsing in Patan.
1640-1673 reign of Pratapa Malla in Kathmandu. First contacts with Europeans.
1696-1722 reign of Bhupatindra Malla in Bhadgaon (Bhaktapur).
1768-1722 reign of Prithivi Narayan, king Gurkha, founder of the Shah dynasty and unifier of Nepal.
1790 the Gurkha attack Tibet.
1792 the Chinese invade Nepal; Nawakot Treaty with China; the Gurkha fight the British in the Terai.
1815 Anglo-Nepalese war.
1816 Nepalese defeat to the British following the Anglo-Nepalese war; Treaty of Sagauli, the current borders of Nepal are fixed.
1846 Prime Minister Jung Bahadur Rana seizes power which becomes hereditary. The king only retains a role of representation.
1850 first visit of a Nepalese statesman, Jung Bahadur, to England and France.
1854 war with Tibet.
1857 Nepal helps the British during the Sepoy revolt.
1949 Nepal begins to open up to foreigners.
1950 King Thibuvan takes refuge in India.
1951 King Thibuvan puts an end to the Rana dictatorship.
1953 first ascent of Everest, May 29
1955-1972 reign of King Mahendra.
1959 promulgation of the first pluralist constitution
1960 King Mahendra bans all parties and rejects the constitution
1972 King Birendra ascends to the throne.
1975 coronation of King Birendra.
1980 King Birendra announces a referendum after riots for a choice between the panchayat system or the multiparty system.
1989 the king declares that the ban on political parties is lifted, that he lets the opposition lead a provisional government and that he accepts the role of constitutional monarch.
1991 first free elections for 32 years. The Nepalese Congress Party wins with 110 seats, the Communist Party of Nepal-Marxist Leninist Union (CPN-UML) obtains 69 seats.
1996 start of the Nepalese People's War.
1999 Krishna Prasad Bhataharai is appointed Prime Minister.
2001 Crown Prince Dipendra assassinates his entire family and commits suicide. His uncle, Gyanendra, unpopular, is crowned king.
2002 Gyanendra dissolves the Assembly and assumes full powers. The revolt against the king is gaining momentum, supported by the opposition parties. Belgium sells arms to Nepal
2006 a big general strike is called on April 6. The pressure of the street then makes bend the king, who reinstates the parliament in its rights (April 24). The parliament immediately votes in the weeks which follow a series of laws removing many royal preroga
2007 composition of a new transitional government. This government consists of five ministers belonging to the former Maoist guerrillas. On December 28, the Provisional Parliament approved, by 270 votes to 3, a resolution providing for the abolition of the mon
2008 The election of a constituent assembly, April 10, 2008, sees the triumph of the Maoists who remove more than a third of the 601 seats in power. The inaugural session, which took place on the following May 28, consecrated the abolition of the monarchy and

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