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
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.
  1. ^ Acharya 2012, pp. 179–181.
  2. ^ Acharya 1971, p. 17.
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