Nepal Through Time

An interactive chronology of Nepal’s political, social and economic history, from the drying of the ancient Kathmandu lake to the federal republic, set beside the world events that shaped it. Every entry carries its date in both the Gregorian calendar (AD) and Bikram Sambat (BS).

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Dates

Nepal Through Time

Compiled by Mandip Subedi. Sources are listed on individual events where the compilation records them.

About the dates

AD dates follow the source compilation. BS dates from 1918 AD (1975 BS) onward are exact calendar conversions or the BS dates recorded in the source; for earlier events only an approximate BS year is given (AD + 56 or 57). Where the source records only a year, the event spans that whole year and its BS equivalent straddles two BS years. Ancient dates are approximate ranges, and events before 57 BCE predate the Bikram Sambat era.

On the timeline, bar length shows how long an event lasted; dashed, soft‑edged bars and hollow markers mark approximate dates. Very early history is drawn on a compressed scale.