Nepal History

The history of Nepal in English — from the Licchavi and Malla kingdoms through Prithvi Narayan Shah’s unification, the Rana autocracy and the journey to a federal republic. Scholarly and popular histories, biographies and primary sources.

A cornerstone collection; read with our politics and culture sections.

Related collections: Nepal Politics, Nepal Culture & Custom, History (General), Gurkha/Gorkha.