Gorkha Kingdom

E192472

The Gorkha Kingdom was a historic Himalayan state that unified much of what is now Nepal and became a major regional power before confronting the British East India Company in the early 19th century.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Himalayan state
former kingdom
capital Gorkha Kingdom self-linksurface differs
surface form: Gorkha
commonName Gorkha Kingdom self-linksurface differs
surface form: Gorkha
conflict Anglo-Nepalese War
conflictEnd 1816
conflictStart 1814
confronted British East India Company
continent Asia
conventionalLongName Gorkha Kingdom self-linksurface differs
surface form: Kingdom of Gorkha
country Nepal
currency mohar
endDate 1768
ethnicBase Khas people
expandedInto Kathmandu Valley
eastern Nepal
western Nepal
fortificationType hill forts
founder Dravya Shah
foundingDynasty Shah dynasty
foundingEvent enthronement of Dravya Shah as king of Gorkha
governmentType absolute monarchy
historicalEra Early Modern period
surface form: Early modern period
language Nepali
laterKnownFor Gurkha soldiers in British and Indian armies
legalSystem Hindu law
mergedInto Kingdom of Nepal
militaryReputation strong mountain infantry
modernLegacy basis of modern state of Nepal
neighboringPolity Khwopa
surface form: Kingdom of Bhaktapur

Kingdom of Nepal
surface form: Kingdom of Kathmandu

Kingdom of Patan
Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
surface form: Mughal Empire

Tibet Autonomous Region
surface form: Tibet
notableRuler Narbhupal Shah
Prithvi Narayan Shah
Ram Shah
notableSite Gorkha Durbar
notableTemple Gorkha Kalika Temple
predecessorState small hill principality of Gorkha
presentLocation Nepal
region Himalayas
religion Buddhism
Hinduism
rulingDynasty Shah dynasty
startDate 1559
successorState Kingdom of Nepal
treaty Treaty of Sugauli
unificationOf many petty hill principalities in the central Himalayas

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Anglo-Nepalese War belligerent Gorkha Kingdom
Kathmandu Valley historicalCapitalOf Gorkha Kingdom
this entity surface form: Kingdom of Nepal
Khas Kura usedBy Gorkha Kingdom
this entity surface form: Gorkha Kingdom administration (historical)
Gandaki Province containsCity Gorkha Kingdom
this entity surface form: Gorkha
Treaty of Sugauli involvedConflictParty Gorkha Kingdom
this entity surface form: Gurkha Kingdom
Battle of Nalapani opponent Gorkha Kingdom
this entity surface form: Kingdom of Nepal
Gorkha Kingdom conventionalLongName Gorkha Kingdom self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Kingdom of Gorkha
Gorkha Kingdom commonName Gorkha Kingdom self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Gorkha
Gorkha Kingdom capital Gorkha Kingdom self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Gorkha
Gorkha District hasCapital Gorkha Kingdom
this entity surface form: Gorkha