Treaty of Sugauli

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The Treaty of Sugauli was an 1816 agreement between the British East India Company and the Kingdom of Nepal that ended the Anglo-Nepalese War and significantly reduced Nepal’s territory while defining its modern borders.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf bilateral treaty
peace treaty
alsoKnownAs Treaty of Sugauli
surface form: Sugauli Treaty

Sugowlee Treaty
country Nepal
United Kingdom
dateSigned 1816-03-04
definesBorderOf British India
Nepal
definesBorderWith British India
India
Oudh
effectOnSubject significant reduction of Nepalese territory
endOfConflict Anglo-Nepalese War
follows Anglo-Nepalese War
governingLaw public international law
hasJurisdictionOver ceded territories in the Himalayas
historicalEra 19th century South Asian history
British Raj precursor period
involvedConflictParty Company rule in India
Gorkha Kingdom
surface form: Gurkha Kingdom
language English
Persian
locationSigned British India
Sugauli
Sugauli, Bihar
precedes Treaty of Sugauli self-linksurface differs
surface form: Treaty of 1860 between Britain and Nepal
relatedTo Anglo-Nepalese War
British colonial expansion in South Asia
history of Nepal
result British control over ceded hill and Terai regions
cession of territory by Nepal to British India
definition of Nepal’s modern borders
signatoryParty British East India Company
surface form: East India Company

Government of Nepal
signedBy British East India Company
Kingdom of Nepal
significance foundation of modern Nepal-India boundary
marked beginning of British political presence in Kathmandu
stipulates Nepal to conduct foreign relations under British influence
Nepal to have a British Resident at Kathmandu
recognition of the Mahakali (Kali) River as western boundary of Nepal with British territories
recognition of the Mechi River as eastern boundary of Nepal with British territories
territorialChange cession of Garhwal to British India
cession of Kumaon to British India
cession of Sikkim-related territories to British India
cession of parts of the Terai to British India
yearSigned 1816

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Anglo-Nepalese War result Treaty of Sugauli
Anglo-Nepalese War treaty Treaty of Sugauli
Treaty of Sugauli alsoKnownAs Treaty of Sugauli
this entity surface form: Sugauli Treaty
Treaty of Sugauli precedes Treaty of Sugauli self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Treaty of 1860 between Britain and Nepal
Gorkha Kingdom treaty Treaty of Sugauli
Battle of Makwanpur followedBy Treaty of Sugauli
Battle of Makwanpur relatedTo Treaty of Sugauli