The signatory for nepal was raj guru gajaraj mishra aided by. Treaty of sugauli, 2nd december 1815 between east india company and the kingdom of nepal. Nepal on march 4, 1816 is known as the sugauli treaty. Two of nepals most important treatiesthe 1816 sugauli treaty and the 1950 treaty of peace and friendshiphave gone missing. The border treaty signed between the then government of east india company and nepal on march 4, 1816 is known as the sugauli treaty. The government of nepal shall be free to import, from or through the territory of india, arms, ammunition or warlike material and equipment necessary for the. The treaty of sugauli, the treaty that established the boundary line of nepal, was signed on 2 december 1815 and ratified by 4 march 1816 between the east. Treaty of sugauli 1816 the treaty of sugauli was signed on 2 december 1815 between the east india company and king of nepal following the anglo we have launched our mobile app, get it now.
Treaty handbook prepared by the treaty section of the office of legal affairs. The treaty of sugauli, 1816 was signed between the british and. Because any treaty is meant to give both the sides more or less equal or equitable benefits even if one side get a little more benefit and the other a little less. Treaty of peace and friendship the ministry of external affairs. The treaty of sugauli, the treaty that established the boundary line of nepal, was signed on 2 december 1815 and ratified by 4 march 1816 between the east india company and raj guru gajaraj mishra with chandra shekhar upadhaya for nepal following the anglonepalese war of 181416. Treaty of sugauli 1816 burning issues free pdf download. John lawrence, the viceroy of india, made shimla the summer capital of british raj in 1863. Nepal remained independent, but it received a british. Kingdom of nepal, history of limbuwan, nepalese civil war, tiger hunting, anglonepalese war, limbuwan gorkha war, jang bahadur, postage stamps and postal history of nepal, lakhan thapa, 2006 democracy movement in. By the treaty, nepal renounced all claim to the disputed tarai, or lowland country, and ceded its conquests west of the kali river and extending to the sutlej river. Pdf this paper shows and analyses the issue of the relations. Treaty of sugauli project gutenberg selfpublishing. You can support us by purchasing something through our amazonurl, thanks.
Archived from the original on 21 july the area around pancheshwar r is called kali kumaon. But british writer e c dozey, in his book a concise history of the darjeeling district 1917 writes, siliguri derives its name from the stones which once lay in myriads on the bed of the mahananda river. Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from wikipedia or other free sources online. The treaty of sugauli also spelled sugowlee, sagauli, soogoulee and segqulee, the treaty that established the boundary line of nepal, was signed on 2 december 1815 and ratified by 4 march 1816 between the east india company and king of nepal following the anglonepalese war of 181416. Notes on political events after sugauli sandhi grade 8. It is the setting for rudyard kiplings story rikkitikkitavi and the place where a treaty was signed with nepal in 1816.
According to one popular theory, it comes from sali or bow in the language of the local lepcha tribe. The government of nepal shall be free to import, from or through the territory of india. A history of nepal available for download and read online in other formats. Pdf a history of nepal download full pdf book download.
During british rule in india, nepals ties with the british government were governed by the 1816 treaty of sugauli 3 that was replaced by the 1923 treaty of perpetual peace and friendship. Raj guru gajaraj mishra aided by chandra shekhar upadhayaya was the signatory for nepal while lt. The signatory for nepal was raj guru gajraj mishra aided by chandra sekher upadhayaya,the signatory for the company was lieutenant. Study iq treaty of sugauli 1816 burning issues free. The himalaya nation of nepal borders northern india in the south, east and west. The treaty of sugauli also spelled sugowlee, sagauli and segqulee famously known as the treaty for establishing boundary line of nepal was signed on 2 december 1815 and ratified by 4 march 1816 between the east india company and king of nepal following the anglonepalese war of 181416. Signed on 2 december 1815 and ratified by 4 march 1816, the treaty of sugauli, also known as the sugauli sandhi, was the treaty signed between the east india company and the then king of nepal, king girvan yuddha bikram shah after the anglonepalese war in the years 18141816. Nepal has to lose her almost half of her territory due to sugauli treaty done between nepal and east india company held on december 2, 1815 ad. The discrepancy in locating the source of the river led to boundary disputes between india and nepal, with each country producing maps supporting their own claims. Treaty of peace and friendship, indianepal peace treaty, 1950 treaty. Nepal has argued that its claims are based on the historical documents dating back to the treaty of sugauli of 1816.
Shimla was ruled by bhimsen thapa of nepal, later british east india company took control as per sugauli treaty. Treaty of sugauli 1816 the treaty of sugauli was signed on 2 december 1815 between the east india company and king of nepal following the anglo. The 1950 indianepal treaty of peace and friendship is a bilateral treaty between nepal and. The sugauli treaty of 1816 had rendered moot the degree of independence of nepal. The treaty of sugauli signed by the kingdom of nepal and british india after anglonepalese war in 1816 located the kali river as nepals western boundary with india. As of 2011 india sugauli town had a population of 38,815. The signatory for nepal was raj guru gajraj mishra aided by chandra sekher upadhayaya,the signatory for.
This ended the second british invasion of the himalayan kingdom during the anglonepalese war 18141816. The sugauli treaty also spelled segowlee and segqulee was signed on december 2, 1815 and ratified by march 4, 1816, between the british east india company and nepal, which was a kingdom during that era. In short, nepal fought a war with british which it lost, so it had to do a humiliating treaty back in 1815 ad whereby a third of then nepalese territory was given to british along with recruitment of gurkhas to british army which still happens tod. Sugauli treaty the sugauli treaty also spelled segowlee and segqulee was signed on december 2, 1815 and ratified by march 4, 1816, between the british east india company and nepal, which was a kingdom during that era. Sughauli sandhi was the agreement to end the war between nepal and east india company. Wonderland himachal pradeshenglish january 2018 by jag. Comprehensive peace accord, treaty of titalia, articles of sugauli treaty, nepalese mohar, toni hagen, amshuverma, kot massacre, khadka, 1990 peoples movement, april 1992 nepalese general strike. This celebration is being staged when the six month madhesh movement in nepal has come to a lull but without any achievements following dozens of martyrdom. The result of the treaty was that nepal lost almost onethird of its territory on the east, south and west.
Original copies of both sugauli treaty and nepalindia. Gyawali further writes that the negotiations between the two. Sugauli treaty 1815 the sugauli treaty also spelled segowlee and segqulee was signed on december 2, 1815 and ratified by march 4, 1816, between the british east india company and nepal, which was a kingdom during that era. Treaty of sugauli wikisource, the free online library. Nepal signed the sugauli treaty with the east india. Get the entire rikkitikkitavi litchart as a printable pdf. The page contains the original translations of the sughauli treaty and other.
The nepalbritain treaty of 1923 is considered to be one of the most important treaties in the. The anglonepalese war november 1, 1814march 4, 1816, also known as the gurkha war, was fought between the kingdom of gorkha and the east india company as a result of border, disputes and ambitious expansionism of both the belligerent parties. This treaty, consisting of nine articles, shall be ratified by the rajah of nepal within fifteen days from this date, and the ratification shall be delivered to lieutenantcolonel bradshaw, who engages to obtain and deliver the ratification of the governorgeneral within twenty days, or sooner, if practicable. The sugauli treaty of 1816 between nepal and british india demarcated the boundary between nepal and british india where the east of kali river is nepal and the west of kali river. Sugauli is a city and a notified area in east champaran district in the indian state of bihar. There are many theories that surround the etymology of the citys name. Shimla information about capital of himachal pradesh. Treaty of sugauli 1816 burning issues free pdf download free pdf. The sugauli treaty of 1816 ad defined the national fr ontiers of present day nepal. The border treaty signed between the then government of east india company and. Shimlas climate is similar to england climate, which attracted many britishers. This provision was not present in the 1923 treaty of.
The treaty of sugauli, which established the boundary line of nepal, was signed in 1815 between the east india company and king of nepal following the anglonepalese war of 181416. It forced the it forced the gorkhali empire, which had extended up to the satluj i n the west, to give up the. Sugaulieast india company and the kingdom of nepal1815. Pdf british diplomatic views on nepal and the final stage of the. At the time of kiplings writing, it served as the site of the treaty of sugauli in 1816, which ended the twoyear gurkha war between great britain and nepal. After the independence of india in 1947, the two nations sought to forge close strategic.
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