Gorkha Kingdom
This article is about the specific polity Gorkha Kingdom and therefore only includes events related to its territory and not to its possessions or colonies. If you are interested in the possession, this is the link to the article about the nation which includes all possessions as well as all the different incarnations of the nation.
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The Gorkha Kingdom was established by Prince Dravya Shah, second son of King Yasho Brahma Shah of Lamjung Kingdom, on 1559 CE in Nepal. The Kingdom was able to unite the petty kingdoms of Nepal and became the Kingdom fo Nepal in 1770.
Establishment
January 1560: The Gorkha Kingdom was established by Prince Dravya Shah, second son of King Yasho Brahma Shah of Lamjung Kingdom, on 1559 CE replacing the Khadka chiefs.
Chronology
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Expansion during the rule of Prithvi Narayan Shah in the Gorkha Kingdom.
January 1747: Expansion of the Gorkha Kingdom under Prithvi Narayan Shah by 1746.
January 1748: Expansion of the Gorkha Kingdom under Prithvi Narayan Shah by 1747.
January 1749: Expansion of the Gorkha Kingdom under Prithvi Narayan Shah by 1748.
January 1750: Expansion of the Gorkha Kingdom under Prithvi Narayan Shah by 1749.
January 1751: Expansion of the Gorkha Kingdom under Prithvi Narayan Shah by 1750.
January 1751: In the mid-18th century, Sikkim was invaded by Nepal (then the Gorkha Kingdom) and was under the Gorkha rule for more than 40 years.
January 1752: Expansion of the Gorkha Kingdom under Prithvi Narayan Shah by 1751.
January 1753: Expansion of the Gorkha Kingdom under Prithvi Narayan Shah by 1752.
January 1754: Expansion of the Gorkha Kingdom under Prithvi Narayan Shah by 1753.
January 1755: Expansion of the Gorkha Kingdom under Prithvi Narayan Shah by 1754.
January 1756: Expansion of the Gorkha Kingdom under Prithvi Narayan Shah by 1755.
January 1757: Expansion of the Gorkha Kingdom under Prithvi Narayan Shah by 1756.
August 1762: Makwanpur annexed to the Gorkha state.
January 1769: Fall of Patan to the Gorkhas.
January 1769: Fall of Kantipur.
November 1769: Bhaktapura (Bhatgaon) annexed to Gorkha Kingdom.
January 1770: Declaration of the Kingdom of Nepal.
Disestablishment
January 1770: Declaration of the Kingdom of Nepal.
