- (Vedic/Mythical Period)
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Ikshyaku or Okkāka becomes the first significant king of Madhyadesh (Madhesh) |
- (Vedic/Mythical Period)
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King Janak rules, capital at Janakpur;
Sita, the heroine of Ramayan, born (after 34 generation of Ikshyaku) |
c. 1500 BC
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Manusmiriti (2/21) defines the boundary of Madhyadesh (Madhesh) |
563BC
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Siddhartha Gautam (Buddha) born in Kapilvatthu, Majjhimadesh (Madhesh) |
268-31 B.C
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Emperor Ashoka rules |
249 BC
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Emperor Ashoka visits Lumbini, tax reduced and entitled to the eight part only. |
ca. 353-73 AD
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Emperor Samudragupta |
c.500-600 AD
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King Salhesh rules, capital at Mahisautha, Siraha |
c. 1300 AD
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Harisinghadev rules, capital at Simraunagadh (currently Simra) |
1325 AD
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Sultan Gayasudhin Tuglak attacks Simraunagadh |
1513 – 1774 AD
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Sen Kingdoms in Palpa, Makawanpur, Chaudandi, Bijaypur, Morang |
1526 AD
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Mughal Empire established |
c. 1764 AD
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British East India Company gains control over many parts of Madhesh |
1768 AD
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Gurkha ruler Prithvi Narayan Shah attacks Kathmandu;Dismisses 12000 Tirhutia (Madheshi) armies of Jay Prakash Malla |
1774 AD
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Prithvi Narayan Shah attacks Makwanpur |
1814-16 AD
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Anglo-Gurkha WarMadheshis fight on the British side |
1816 AD
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British-Nepal Treaty on 8th December; British hands over Terai region between west of Koshi and east to Rapti river to Nepal |
1846
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Kot Massacre takes place; Jang Bahadur becomes prime minister |
1860 AD
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British-Nepal Treaty; British gifts Terai region between Rapti and Mahakali rivers to Nepal for their support to the East India Company for suppressing Sepoy Mutiny of 1857 to 1859 in India |
1911 AD
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King George V of Britain visits Terai and hunts 21 tigers, 8 rhinos, and a bear. |
1923 Dec 21
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Nepal changed from British protectorate to independent nation. (MC, 12/21/01) |
1934 AD
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Jan 15, An 8.4 Richter scale earthquake kills thousands of people in Nepal/India |
1950-51 AD
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Ranas fall; King Tribhuvan regains control; interim constitution promulgated |
1951 AD
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Terai Congress formed led by Vedanand Jha |
1952
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King Mahendra ascends throne |
1952
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Nepal Citizenship Act promulgated |
1955
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Nepal admitted to the United Nations |
1956
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Nepalese government starts malaria eradication |
1956
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Raghunath Thakur established the Madhesh Liberation Movement |
1957
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Imposition of Nepali as sole language for education sparks protests |
1958
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End of visa provision for Madheshis to enter Kathmandu |
1960s
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Terai Liberation Front established |
1962
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King Mahendra issues constitution unfavourable to Madheshis |
1963
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Nepalese Police kills Ramji Mishra, the leader of Terai Liberation Front |
1964
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New Citizenship Act makes it harder for Madhesis to acquire citizenship. |
1964
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”Land Reformation Act” promulgated; massive land seized from Madheshis |
1967
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Royal Nepalese Army kills Raghunath Raya Yadav, the leader of Terai Liberation Front |
1969
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Chairman of Terai Liberation Front Satyadev Mani Tripathi killed |
1972
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King Birendra ascends throne |
1981
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Raghunath Thakur dies (June 21) |
1983
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Nepal Sadbhavana Council formed under Gajendra Narayan Singh to raise Madheshi issues. |
1989
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Nepal’s failure to renegotiate trade and transit treaties with India, India imposes sanction across “open border” |
1990
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New constitution promulgated following the agitations |
1994
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Dhanapati Upadhyay Commision finds 4 million people without citizenships |
1996
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Maoists launch insurgency. |
1997
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Supreme Court voids 30 thousands citizenship certificates of Madheshis |
March 18 1998
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Supreme Court bans the use of Maithili (local) language in Rajbiraj and Janakpur Municipalities |
2000
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Maoists set up Madhesi Rashtriya Mukti Morcha (MRMM) under Jai Krishna Goit in Siliguri. |
2000
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Dec 26, racial riot against Madheshis began all over the country, following a rumour that Hrithnik Roshan, an Indian film star, allegedly spoke of his dislike for Nepal. At least 4 people killed. |
2002
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Supreme Court mandates people to get work permit in the lack of citizenship certificates. Many Madheshis out of work. |
2004
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Jay Krishna Goit forms the Janatantrik Tarai Mukti Morcha (JTMM). |
2006 April
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Following nineteen-day mass movement, king announces reinstatement of parliament. |
2006 December
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Nepalgunj Riot; 26-Dec, Pahadi attacks on a Madheshi gathering and the racial riot begins; Madheshis houses and shops burned, and Madheshis attacked; police and administration found supporting the attack. 30 December, Ian Martin, special representative of the UN Secretary-General, voices his concern about violent activities |
2007 Jan-Feb
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Madhesh Movement;19-Jan, Maoists clash with Madheshi activists in Lahan, killing student Ramesh Kumar Mahato.20-Jan, Curfew imposed; 21 January-7 February, Movement picks up against the government, with huge public support and mass defiance of curfews, clashes between police and protestors; Almost 40 killed. |
2008 January
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Madhesh Movement; Massive protests against the government. A series of bomb blasts kill and injure dozens. |
2008 May
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Nepal becomes a republic. |
2011 January
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UN peace monitoring mission ends. |
2011 March 31
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Historic meeting of Madheshis took place in Kathmandu after 22 yearsDr. C. K. Raut appeals for a stronger coalition to take the Madhesh Movement to the global level |
2011 May 21
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Alliance for Independent Madhesh (AIM) announces manifesto and plans |
2012 May
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Prime Minister Bhattari dissolves the parliament |