Modern Nepal
Rise and Growth in the Eighteenth Century
- ISBN
- 8129110954
- Publisher
- Rupa Publications India
- Published
- 2007
- Language
- English
- Pages
- 318
- Genre
- History
- Location
- 014
About the book
This book is a historical study that traces the founding and early development of the modern Nepalese nation-state from 1750 to the early 19th century. The book documents King Prithvi Narayan Shah’s Gorkhali military campaigns and the unification of the Kathmandu Valley, before detailing the political consolidation, court intrigues, and foreign diplomacy that followed. Using primary archival documents and diplomatic records, Regmi examines both the domestic administrative reforms of the early Shah dynasty and Nepal's complex geopolitical interactions with Qing China, Tibet, and the British East India Company leading up to the Anglo-Nepal War.