List of massacres in Nepal
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The following is a list of massacres that have occurred in Nepal (numbers may be approximate):
Name | Date | Nepali Date(B.S) | Location | Deaths | Notes |
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1806 Bhandarkhal massacre | 25 April 1806 | Kathmandu | 93 | Spurred by the assassination of King Rana Bahadur Shah, it established Bhimsen Thapa as the prime minister of Nepal. | |
1843 Pande family massacre or Parva | 18 April 1843 | Kathmandu | 30-40 | Spurred by the investigation of the death of Bhimsen Thapa after the return of Mathbar Singh Thapa from 6 years in exile. Eliminated all Kala Pande faction including Rana Jang Pande, Karbir Pande and their brothers.[1][2] | |
Kot massacre | 19 September 1846 | 1903 Bhadra 32 | Palace Armory (the Kot), Kathmandu | 55 | Spurred by the assassination of general Gagan Singh Bhandari, it established the dictatorship of Jung Bahadur and the Rana autocracy. |
1846 Bhandarkhal massacre | 1846 | 1903 Kartik | Bhandarkhal, Kathmandu | 23 | Eliminated all opposition of Jung Bahadur and exiled the then Queen Rajya Laxmi. |
Alau massacre | July 1847 | 1904 | Alau, Birgunj | 50 | Imprisonment of King Rajendra in Bhaktapur; led to the international recognition of his son Surendra Bikram Shah as the King of Nepal. |
Massacre of 1882 | January 1882 | 1938 | Kathmandu | 20 | Eliminated all opposition to the rule of Ranodip Singh Kunwar and Dhir Shumsher. |
Massacre of 1885 | November 1885 | 1942 | Kathmandu | 23 | Murder of the ruling Prime Minister Ranodip Singh, who was succeeded by Bir Shumsher. Establishment of the rule of Shumsher Ranas in Nepal; sons of Jung Bahadur either killed or exiled to India. |
Nepalese royal massacre | 1 June 2001, Friday | 2058 Jestha 19 | Narayanhity Royal Palace, Durbar Marg, Kathmandu | 10 | Wiped out the family of King Birendra and led to the end of monarchy in Nepal. |
Gaur massacre | 21 March 2007, Wednesday | Gaur, Rautahat | 29 | Maoists killed by cadres of Madeshi Janadhikar Forum. |
- ^ Acharya 2012, pp. 179–181.
- ^ Acharya 1971, p. 17.
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