Kingdom of Nepal
Also known as Kingdom of Gorkha, Gorkha Empire, Nepal
sovereign monarchy in South Asia, lasting from 1768–2008
Key facts
- Status
- Sovereign monarchy
- Official languages
- Nepali , Newar (former)
- Religion
- Hinduism ( official )
- Demonyms
- Nepalis , Nepalese
- Government
- Absolute monarchy , (1768–1959; 1960–1990; 2002; 2005–2006) , Parliamentary constitutional monarchy , (1959–1960; 1990–2002; 2002–2005; 2006–2008)
- 1768 1775 first
- Prithvi Narayan Shah
- 2001 2008 last
- Gyanendra
- 1824 1846 last
- Indra Rajya Lakshmi Devi
- 1799 1804 first
- Damodar Pande
- 2006 2008 last
- Girija Prasad Koirala
- Legislature
- None ( rule by decree ), (1768–1959; 2005–2006) Rastriya Panchayat , (1962–1990) Parliament , (1959–1962; 1990–2005; 2006–2007) Interim legislature , (2007–2008)
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The Kingdom of Nepal (Nepali: नेपाल अधिराज्य), also known as the Gorkha Empire (Nepali: गोरखा अधिराज्य), was a Hindu monarchy in South Asia that existed from 1768 to 2008. The kingdom was formed out of the expansion of the Gorkha Kingdom by King Prithvi Narayan Shah, a Gorkha monarch of the Shah dynasty who claimed to be of Thakuri origin from chaubisi.