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List of wars involving Nepal

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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.

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

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Conflict Nepal and Allies Opposition Outcome
Bengali expedition into Nepal
(1349–1350)[1]
Khasa-Malla Kingdom Bengal Sultanate

Victory

Gorkha Kingdom (1559–1768)

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

Victory

Battle of Makwanpur
(1762)
Gorkha Kingdom Senas of Makwanpur

Victory

Battle of Sindhuli
(1767)
Kingdom of Gorkha[2] East India Company
Kingdom of Kantipur

Victory

Battle of Kirtipur
(1767)
Gorkha Kingdom Kingdom of Lalitpur

Victory

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

Victory

  • Kathmandu Valley sieged and annexed by the Gorkhalis
Battle of Lalitpur
(1768)
Kingdom of Gorkha Kingdom of Lalitpur

Victory

Kingdom of Nepal (1768–2008)

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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

Stalemate [5][6]

Gurkha-Sikh War
(1809)
Kingdom of Nepal

Supported by:
Kumaon Kingdom
Garhwal Kingdom

Sikh Empire
Kangra State

Supported by:
Bilaspur State

Defeat

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

Kingdom of Sikkim

Defeat

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

Victory

World War I
(1914–1918)
 France
British Empire United Kingdom

Russia Russia
 Italy
 United States
 Serbia
 Montenegro
 Belgium
 Japan
 Romania
 Portugal
Hejaz
Beiyang government 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 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 Philippines
Ethiopian Empire Ethiopia
Brazil
Mexico
Colombia
Cuba
Chile
Peru
Mongolian People's Republic Mongolia
 Tuva
Viet Minh
KLA

Kingdom of Nepal

 Germany
 Japan
 Italy
Vichy France
 Romania
Kingdom of Hungary 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) United Nations UNMOT

Non-UNMOT:

United Tajik Opposition
Afghanistan Taliban

Victory

United Nations Operation in Somalia II
(1993–1995)

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

United Nations UNOSOM II Somalia 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

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References

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  1. ^ Ahmed, ABM Shamsuddin (2012). "Iliyas Shah". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
  2. ^ "पृथ्वीनारायण शाहद्वारा स्थापित पाँच सैन्य एकाइ कुन हुन् र अहिले कहाँ छन्". BBC News (in Nepali). Retrieved 26 January 2021.
  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

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