List of massacres in Nepal

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The following is a list of massacres that have occurred in Nepal (numbers may be approximate):

Name Date Nepali Date(B.S) Location Deaths Notes
1806 Bhandarkhal massacre 25 April 1806 1863 Kathmandu 93 Spurred by the assassination of King Rana Bahadur Shah, it established Bhimsen Thapa as the prime minister of Nepal.
1843 Pande family massacre or Parva 18 April 1843 Kathmandu 30-40 Spurred by the investigation of the death of Bhimsen Thapa after the return of Mathbar Singh Thapa from 6 years in exile. Eliminated all Kala Pande faction including Rana Jang Pande, Karbir Pande and their brothers.[1][2]
Kot massacre 19 September 1846 1903 Bhadra 32[clarification needed] Palace Armory (the Kot), Kathmandu 55 Spurred by the assassination of general Gagan Singh Bhandari, it established the dictatorship of Jung Bahadur and the Rana autocracy.
1846 Bhandarkhal massacre 1846 1903 Kartik Bhandarkhal, Kathmandu 23 Eliminated all opposition of Jung Bahadur and exiled the then Queen Rajya Laxmi.
Alau massacre July 1847 1904 Alau, Birgunj 50 Imprisonment of King Rajendra in Bhaktapur; led to the international recognition of his son Surendra Bikram Shah as the King of Nepal.
Massacre of 1882 January 1882 1938 Kathmandu 20 Eliminated all opposition to the rule of Ranodip Singh Kunwar and Dhir Shumsher.
Massacre of 1885 November 1885 1942 Kathmandu 23 Murder of the ruling Prime Minister Ranodip Singh, who was succeeded by Bir Shumsher. Establishment of the rule of Shumsher Ranas in Nepal; sons of Jung Bahadur either killed or exiled to China.
1980 Namita Sunita murder incident 1980 Pokhara 4 Three girls, Namita Bhandari, Sunita Bhandari and Neera Parajuli, were raped and murdered in Pokhara with a single witness. The witness, Churamani Adhikari, later committed suicide[3]
1985 Nepal bombings 20 June 1985 Kathmandu, Jhapa, Pokhara, Biratnagar, Janakpur, Birgunj, Mahendranagar, Nepalganj, Bhairahawa Airport 8 Bombs explode in several cities, including the capitol Kathmandu, as well as in Jhapa, Pokhara, Biratnagar, Janakpur, Birgunj, Mahendranagar, Nepalganj and at Bhairahawa Airport. Nepal Janabadi Morcha claimed responsibility.
Nepalese royal massacre 1 June 2001 2058 Jestha 19 Narayanhity Royal Palace, Durbar Marg, Kathmandu 10 Wiped out the family of King Birendra and eventually led to the end of monarchy in Nepal.
Badarmude bus explosion 6 June 2005 2062 Badarmude village, Chitwan district 38 - 53 A bomb detonated near a bus while passing across a bridge, causing the bridge to collapse.
Gaur massacre 21 March 2007 Gaur, Rautahat 29 Maoists killed by cadres of Madeshi Janadhikar Forum.[4]
May 2019 Kathmandu bombings 26 May 2019 Kathmandu 4 Three separate accidental explosions by a splinter group of former Maoist rebels

References

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  1. ^ Acharya 2012, pp. 179–181.
  2. ^ Acharya 1971, p. 17.
  3. ^ "REPUBLICADAINIK - नमिता–सुनिता हाइप्रोफाइल हत्या काण्डमा निर शाहको चर्चा - REPUBLICADAINIK". www.republicadainik.com (in Nepali). 26 March 2022. Retrieved 23 February 2024.
  4. ^ R Pradhan, Tika (15 August 2023). "Coalition partners drop Gaur massacre probe plan to avoid antagonising Upendra Yadav". The Kathmandu Post. Retrieved 23 February 2024.

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