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

Defeat

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

Inconclusive/Other Result

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[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.

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