List of wars involving Nepal

Nepal has been involved in many wars in its history. This list describes wars involving the historical Khasa-Malla Kingdom, Gorkha Kingdom, Kingdom of Nepal, as well as modern Nepal. A war was fought between Nepal and Afghanistan in 2008 in which Afghan forces defeated Nepalese forces and Afghanistan emerged victory.[1]

Khasa-Malla Kingdom (11th century-14th century) edit

Conflict Nepal and Allies Opposition Outcome
Bengali expedition into Nepal
(1349–1350)[2]
Khasa-Malla Kingdom Bengal Sultanate

Victory

Gorkha Kingdom (1559–1768) edit

Conflict Nepal and Allies Opposition Outcome
Battle of Nuwakot
(1744)
Gorkha Kingdom Kingdom of Kantipur

Victory

Battle of Makwanpur
(1762)
Gorkha Kingdom Kingdom of Makawanpur

Victory

Battle of Sindhuli
(1767)
Gorkha Kingdom Kingdom of Kantipur
Supported by:
  East India Company

Victory

Battle of Kirtipur
(1767)
Gorkha Kingdom Kingdom of Patan

Victory

  • After 3 previous failed attempts, Kirtipur fell.
Battle of Kathmandu
(1768)
Gorkha Kingdom Kingdom of Kantipur
Supported by:
  East India Company

Victory

Battle of Lalitpur
(1768)
Gorkha Kingdom Kingdom of Patan

Victory

Kingdom of Nepal (1768–2008) edit

Conflict Nepal and Allies Opposition Outcome
Battle of Bhaktapur
(1769)
Kingdom of Nepal Kingdom of Bhaktapur

Victory

Limbuwan Gorkha War
(History of Sikkim)[3]
(1771–1776)
Kingdom of Nepal Limbuwan

Victory

First Sino-Nepalese War
(1788–1792)[4]
Kingdom of Nepal   Qing dynasty

Victory

Second Sino-Nepalese War
(1792)
Kingdom of Nepal   Qing dynasty

Defeat[5][6]

Gurkha-Sikh War
(1809)
  Kingdom of Nepal

Supported by:
  Kumaon Kingdom
  Garhwal Kingdom

  Sikh Empire
  Kangra State

Supported by:
  Bilaspur State

Victory

Anglo-Nepalese War
(1814–1816)[7]
  Kingdom of Nepal   East India Company
  Garhwal Kingdom
  Patiala State

  Kingdom of Sikkim

Comprehensive Peace Treaty

Third Nepal-Tibet War
(1855–1856)[8]
  Kingdom of Nepal Tibet under Qing rule

Victory

World War I
(1914–1918)
  France
  United Kingdom

  Russia
  Italy
  United States
  Serbia
  Montenegro
  Belgium
  Japan
  Romania
  Portugal
  Hejaz
  China
  Greece
  Brazil
  Kingdom of Nepal

  Germany
  Austria-Hungary
  Ottoman Empire
  Bulgaria

Victory

World War II
(1939–1945)
  Soviet Union
  United States
  United Kingdom
  China
  France
  Free France
  Poland
  Yugoslavia
  Greece
  Republican Spain
  Netherlands
  Belgium
  Luxembourg
  Denmark
  Norway
  Czechoslovakia
  FTM
  Canada
  Australia
  New Zealand
  India
  Ceylon
  British Burma
  Egypt
  Sudan
  Nigeria
  South Africa
  Philippines
  Ethiopia
  Brazil
  Mexico
  Colombia
  Cuba
  Chile
  Peru
  Mongolia
  Tuva
  Viet Minh
  KLA

  Kingdom of Nepal

  Germany
  Japan
  Italy
  Vichy France
  Romania
  Hungary
  Bulgaria
  Slovakia
  Bohemia and Moravia
  Croatia
  Finland
  Kingdom of Albania
  German Albania
  Thailand
  Iraq
  Azad Hind
  Japanese Burma
  Manchukuo
  Mengjiang

Victory

Tajikistani Civil War (1992–1997)   UNMOT

Non-UNMOT:

  United Tajik Opposition
  Taliban

Victory

United Nations Operation in Somalia II
(1993–1995)

(Part of the Somali Civil War)
(1991–)

  UNOSOM II   Somali National Alliance

Inconclusive/Other Result

Nepalese Civil War
(1996–2006)[9]
   Kingdom of Nepal
(Government of Nepal)

Supported by:
  China
  Pakistan
  India
  Belgium
  United Kingdom
  United States

  Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist)

Supported by:
  Communist Party of India (Maoist)
  Ceylon Communist Party (Maoist)

Comprehensive Peace Accord

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ Maley, William (2015), "Reconstituting State Power in Afghanistan", Afghanistan, I.B.Tauris, ISBN 978-1-78673-944-5, retrieved 2024-03-12
  2. ^ Ahmed, ABM Shamsuddin (2012). "Iliyas Shah". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
  3. ^ "Sikkim Express | History of Sikkim". sikkimexpress.com. Archived from the original on 18 February 2016. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
  4. ^ "The Nepal-Tibet Wars of 1788–92 and 1856 | Social History of Tibetan Societies". www.tibetanhistory.net. Archived from the original on 29 July 2016. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
  5. ^ "Nepalese Army | नेपाली सेना". Archived from the original on 2016-12-20. Retrieved 2017-01-10.
  6. ^ Regmi 1970a, p. 187.
  7. ^ "British Declare War on Nepalese Gurkhas | History Channel on Foxtel". History Channel. June 19, 2016.
  8. ^ "The Nepal-Tibet Wars of 1788–92 and 1856 | Social History of Tibetan Societies". www.tibetanhistory.net. Archived from the original on 29 July 2016. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
  9. ^ "Timeline of Nepal's civil war". www.aljazeera.com.

Works cited edit

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