Sugowlee Treaty

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The Sugowlee Treaty is a historic 1815–1816 agreement between the British East India Company and the Kingdom of Nepal that ended the Anglo-Nepalese War and redefined Nepal’s territorial boundaries.

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instanceOf historical document
peace treaty
alsoKnownAs Sugauli Treaty NERFINISHED
Treaty of Sugauli NERFINISHED
appliesToTerritorialEntity British India NERFINISHED
Kingdom of Nepal NERFINISHED
concludedBetween British East India Company NERFINISHED
Kingdom of Nepal NERFINISHED
conflictResolved Anglo-Nepalese War NERFINISHED
countryParty Nepal NERFINISHED
United Kingdom NERFINISHED
effectiveDate 1816-03-04
endOfConflict Anglo-Nepalese War NERFINISHED
Gurkha War NERFINISHED
endTime 1816
followedBy subsequent boundary adjustments between Nepal and British India
genre diplomatic agreement
hasEffect ceded large parts of western and southern Nepal to British India
defined modern boundaries of Nepal
established a British Resident in Kathmandu
placed Nepal’s foreign policy under British influence
recognized independence of Kingdom of Nepal under British suzerainty
restricted Nepal’s territorial expansion
hasLegalStatus international treaty
historicalPeriod 19th century
language English
Persian NERFINISHED
location Bettiah district NERFINISHED
Bihar NERFINISHED
British India NERFINISHED
Sugauli NERFINISHED
mainSubject colonial-era boundary making
peace settlement
territorial cession
partOf history of Nepal–United Kingdom relations
regionAffected Garhwal NERFINISHED
Kumaon NERFINISHED
Sikkim NERFINISHED
Terai region NERFINISHED
signatory British East India Company NERFINISHED
Government of Nepal NERFINISHED
signingDate 1815-12-02
startTime 1815
subjectHasRole defining Nepal–India boundary

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Treaty of Sugauli alsoKnownAs Sugowlee Treaty