The 20th Century was a major player in the making of history. These quick 100 years held two world wars, an event that has never happened before. During this century, many minor nations were taken advantage of, mostly by major nations in order to keep power during both wars. One of these minor nations was Nepal. Nepal lost its independence to the British in the 19th Century but was able to gain independence back in the 20th Century. This task of gaining independence was unique due to the fact that when Nepal gained independence there was no political change until India was free from the British as well.
The unified Nepal was first formed in the 18th century by Prithvi Narayan Shah, the King of Gorkha. Centralizing this new area of Nepal was …show more content…
There were two hereditary successors to the throne, but both were young children who were used to the fighting noble’s advantage. Between 1806 and 1837 the Thapa family became powerful, but from 1814-1816, Nepal found itself in the Anglo-Nepalese War with British-controlled India. After losing the battle to the British East India Company, Nepal signed the Treaty of Sugauli with Great Britain in 1816. The Treaty of Sugauli established Nepal’s current borders, imposed a British residency on Nepal, recruited Gorkha forces, and set many boundaries for the King of Nepal against Great Britain and other foreign states. By this time, the Thapa family was replaced by a military leader named Jang Bahadur in 1846. Jang Bahadur worked to gain Nepal’s independence back by becoming an ally of Great Britain and aiding them during the Indian Mutiny in 1857 by providing troops. This alliance created between Nepal and the British also accepted British control on foreign policy and the British protection of Nepal against foreign and domestic enemies. Bahadur also created policies, leading Nepal towards independence from the British and to be less like the captured states of India. Throughout all of these events, there was still a hereditary monarchy in place, that were descendants of the Shah's, but their position had become more ceremonial than powerful and in 1858,
The unified Nepal was first formed in the 18th century by Prithvi Narayan Shah, the King of Gorkha. Centralizing this new area of Nepal was …show more content…
There were two hereditary successors to the throne, but both were young children who were used to the fighting noble’s advantage. Between 1806 and 1837 the Thapa family became powerful, but from 1814-1816, Nepal found itself in the Anglo-Nepalese War with British-controlled India. After losing the battle to the British East India Company, Nepal signed the Treaty of Sugauli with Great Britain in 1816. The Treaty of Sugauli established Nepal’s current borders, imposed a British residency on Nepal, recruited Gorkha forces, and set many boundaries for the King of Nepal against Great Britain and other foreign states. By this time, the Thapa family was replaced by a military leader named Jang Bahadur in 1846. Jang Bahadur worked to gain Nepal’s independence back by becoming an ally of Great Britain and aiding them during the Indian Mutiny in 1857 by providing troops. This alliance created between Nepal and the British also accepted British control on foreign policy and the British protection of Nepal against foreign and domestic enemies. Bahadur also created policies, leading Nepal towards independence from the British and to be less like the captured states of India. Throughout all of these events, there was still a hereditary monarchy in place, that were descendants of the Shah's, but their position had become more ceremonial than powerful and in 1858,