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History of Nepal

Nepal is a multi-ethnic, multicultural, multi-religious, and multilingual country. The most spoken language is Nepali followed by several other ethnic languages. The modern day Kingdom of Nepal was established in 1768 and started a campaign of unifying what would form the modern territories of Nepal. Some former territories had been lost due to the Anglo-Nepalese War and the Sino-Nepalese War. In the Sino-Nepalese war, the conflict ended with both victories and losses with the kingdom ultimately accepting tributary status with the Qing dynasty of China from 1792 to 1865. The Anglo-Nepalese War ended in British victory and resulted in the ceding some Nepalese territory in the Treaty of Sugauli. In a historical vote for the election of the constituent assembly, the Nepalese parliament voted to abolish the monarchy in June 2006. Nepal became a federal republic on (15 Jestha 2065) according to the Nepali Vikram Sambat calendar (2008 AD) and was formally renamed the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal ending the 200-year-old reign of the Shah monarchs. From 8-9 September 2025 a widespread riot was caused by economic corruption and the banning of social media.

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• ▸Baekje smile
• ▸Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament (Altoona, Pennsylvania)
• ▸Humour

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