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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. 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)

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

Victory

Gorkha Kingdom (1559–1768)

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)

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
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

References

  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.

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