Kingdom of Nepal

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The Kingdom of Nepal was a former Himalayan monarchy in South Asia, centered on the Kathmandu Valley, that existed until it became the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal in 2008.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Himalayan kingdom
former sovereign state
monarchy
borderedBy People's Republic of China
linked to: China

Republic of India
linked to: India
borderFeature Himalayan mountain range
linked to: Himalayas
capital Kathmandu
capitalRegion Kathmandu Valley
civilConflict Nepalese Civil War
civilConflictEndYear 2006
civilConflictStartYear 1996
continent Asia
country Nepal
currency Nepalese rupee
demonym Nepalese
linked to: Nepali

Nepali
endCause abolition of monarchy
endDate 28 May 2008
endEvent declaration of republic
endYear 2008
establishedBy Prithvi Narayan Shah
foundingDynasty Shah dynasty
governmentType absolute monarchy
constitutional monarchy
highestPoint Mount Everest
highestPointLocation border with Tibet
lastMonarch Gyanendra Shah
linked to: Gyanendra of Nepal
lastRulingDynasty Shah dynasty
location Himalayas
monarchTitle King of Nepal
nationalMotto Mother and Motherland are Greater than Heaven
nationalReligionStatus Hindu kingdom
nationalSymbol flag of Nepal
nonAlignedMovementMember Yes
officialLanguage Nepali
penultimateMonarch Birendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev
linked to: Birendra of Nepal
period Rana oligarchy
linked to: Zogist regime
politicalSystemChange Panchayat system established in 1960
end of Rana autocracy in 1951
introduction of multi-party democracy in 1951
restoration of multi-party democracy in 1990
predecessor Gorkha Kingdom
various small Himalayan principalities
RanaRuleEndYear 1951
RanaRuleStartYear 1846
religion Buddhism
Hinduism
sovereigntyStatus never colonized by a European power
subregion South Asia
successor Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal
terrain mountainous
treaty Sugauli Treaty
linked to: Treaty of Sugauli
treatyWith British East India Company
treatyYear 1816
unificationCompleted 18th century
unificationRuler Prithvi Narayan Shah
UNMembership United Nations
UNMembershipYear 1955
war Anglo-Nepalese War
warOpponent British East India Company

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Laxmi Prasad Devkota placeOfBirth Kingdom of Nepal
Nepal–China border establishedBetween Kingdom of Nepal
Bhimsen Thapa government Kingdom of Nepal
Treaty of Sugauli signedBy Kingdom of Nepal
Battle of Nalapani country Kingdom of Nepal
Gorkha Kingdom successorState Kingdom of Nepal
Gorkha Kingdom mergedInto Kingdom of Nepal
Gorkha Kingdom neighboringPolity Kingdom of Kathmandu
linked to: Kingdom of Nepal
Order of the Star of Nepal usedBy Kingdom of Nepal
Khin Kyi diplomaticMission Kingdom of Nepal
Battle of Jaithak countryInvolved Kingdom of Nepal
Battle of Makwanpur locatedIn Kingdom of Nepal
Battle of Makwanpur belligerent Kingdom of Nepal
Battle of Makwanpur combatant Kingdom of Nepal
Battle of Makwanpur countryInvolved Kingdom of Nepal
Battle of Malaun combatant Kingdom of Nepal
Battle of Malaun belligerent Kingdom of Nepal
Royal Nepalese Army country Kingdom of Nepal
Royal Nepalese Army allegiance Nepalese monarchy
linked to: Kingdom of Nepal
Pushpa Kamal Dahal opposed Nepalese monarchy
linked to: Kingdom of Nepal
Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre) opposedSystem Nepalese monarchy
linked to: Kingdom of Nepal
Nepali people historicalState Kingdom of Nepal
King of Nepal country Kingdom of Nepal
King of Nepal jurisdiction Kingdom of Nepal
King of Nepal existedDuring Kingdom of Nepal (1768–2008)
linked to: Kingdom of Nepal
Pratinidhi Sabha jurisdiction Kingdom of Nepal
Naipali hasRegion Kingdom of Nepal (historical)
linked to: Kingdom of Nepal
Khas people historicalRegion Kingdom of Nepal
Kingdom of Sikkim borderedBy Kingdom of Nepal
King Mahendra Museum theme monarchy of Nepal
linked to: Kingdom of Nepal
Dhaulagiri Zone partOf Kingdom of Nepal
subject linked to: Dhaulagiri Zone (historical)
Thapa dynasty country Kingdom of Nepal
Nepalese royal court relatedTo Kingdom of Nepal
Mukhtiyar country Kingdom of Nepal
Mukhtiyar countryGoverned Kingdom of Nepal
Sugowlee Treaty concludedBetween Kingdom of Nepal
Gorkhali forces country Kingdom of Nepal
Balbhadra Kunwar countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Nepal
Nalapani Fort originallyControlledBy Kingdom of Nepal
subject linked to: Nalapani fort
Nalapani associatedWith Kingdom of Nepal
Sugauli treatyParties Kingdom of Nepal
Treaty of Sugauli signingParties Kingdom of Nepal
subject linked to: Sugauli, Bihar
Shah dynasty unified Kingdom of Nepal
Kingdom of Patan successorState Kingdom of Nepal
Kalapani region relatedCountry Kingdom of Nepal