Also view: A chronology of key events: Nepal
- (Vedic/Mythical Period)
| Ikshyaku or Okkāka becomes the first significant king of Madhyadesh (Madhesh) |
- (Vedic/Mythical Period)
| King Janak rules, capital at Janakpur;
Sita, the heroine of Ramayan, born (after 34 generation of Ikshyaku)
|
c. 1500 BC
| Manusmiriti (2/21) defines the boundary of Madhyadesh (Madhesh) |
563BC
| Siddhartha Gautam (Buddha) born in Kapilvatthu, Majjhimadesh (Madhesh) |
268-31 B.C
| Emperor Ashoka rules |
249 BC
| Emperor Ashoka visits Lumbini, tax reduced and entitled to the eight part only. |
ca. 353-73 AD
| Emperor Samudragupta |
c.500-600 AD
| King Salhesh rules, capital at Mahisautha, Siraha |
c. 1300 AD
| Harisinghadev rules, capital at Simraunagadh (currently Simra) |
1325 AD
| Sultan Gayasudhin Tuglak attacks Simraunagadh |
1513 – 1774 AD
| Sen Kingdoms in Palpa, Makawanpur, Chaudandi, Bijaypur, Morang |
1526 AD
| Mughal Empire established |
c. 1764 AD
| British East India Company gains control over many parts of Madhesh |
1768 AD
| Gurkha ruler Prithvi Narayan Shah attacks Kathmandu;Dismisses 12000 Tirhutia (Madheshi) armies of Jay Prakash Malla |
1774 AD
| Prithvi Narayan Shah attacks Makwanpur |
1814-16 AD
| Anglo-Gurkha WarMadheshis fight on the British side |
1816 AD
| British-Nepal Treaty on 8th December; British hands over Terai region between west of Koshi and east to Rapti river to Nepal |
1846
| Kot Massacre takes place; Jang Bahadur becomes prime minister |
1860 AD
| 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
| King George V of Britain visits Terai and hunts 21 tigers, 8 rhinos, and a bear. |
1923 Dec 21
| Nepal changed from British protectorate to independent nation. (MC, 12/21/01) |
1934 AD
| Jan 15, An 8.4 Richter scale earthquake kills thousands of people in Nepal/India |
1950-51 AD
| Ranas fall; King Tribhuvan regains control; interim constitution promulgated |
1951 AD
| Terai Congress formed led by Vedanand Jha |
1952
| King Mahendra ascends throne |
1952
| Nepal Citizenship Act promulgated |
1955
| Nepal admitted to the United Nations |
1956
| Nepalese government starts malaria eradication |
1956
| Raghunath Thakur established the Madhesh Liberation Movement |
1957
| Imposition of Nepali as sole language for education sparks protests |
1958
| End of visa provision for Madheshis to enter Kathmandu |
1960s
| Terai Liberation Front established |
1962
| King Mahendra issues constitution unfavourable to Madheshis |
1963
| Nepalese Police kills Ramji Mishra, the leader of Terai Liberation Front |
1964
| New Citizenship Act makes it harder for Madhesis to acquire citizenship. |
1964
| ”Land Reformation Act” promulgated; massive land seized from Madheshis |
1967
| Royal Nepalese Army kills Raghunath Raya Yadav, the leader of Terai Liberation Front |
1969
| Chairman of Terai Liberation Front Satyadev Mani Tripathi killed |
1972
| King Birendra ascends throne |
1981
| Raghunath Thakur dies (June 21) |
1983
| Nepal Sadbhavana Council formed under Gajendra Narayan Singh to raise Madheshi issues. |
1989
| Nepal’s failure to renegotiate trade and transit treaties with India, India imposes sanction across “open border” |
1990
| New constitution promulgated following the agitations |
1994
| Dhanapati Upadhyay Commision finds 4 million people without citizenships |
1996
| Maoists launch insurgency. |
1997
| Supreme Court voids 30 thousands citizenship certificates of Madheshis |
March 18 1998
| Supreme Court bans the use of Maithili (local) language in Rajbiraj and Janakpur Municipalities |
2000
| Maoists set up Madhesi Rashtriya Mukti Morcha (MRMM) under Jai Krishna Goit in Siliguri. |
2000
| 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
| Supreme Court mandates people to get work permit in the lack of citizenship certificates. Many Madheshis out of work. |
2004
| Jay Krishna Goit forms the Janatantrik Tarai Mukti Morcha (JTMM). |
2006 April
| Following nineteen-day mass movement, king announces reinstatement of parliament. |
2006 December
| 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
| 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
| Madhesh Movement; Massive protests against the government. A series of bomb blasts kill and injure dozens. |
2008 May
| Nepal becomes a republic. |
2011 January
| UN peace monitoring mission ends. |
2011 March 31
| 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
| Alliance for Independent Madhesh (AIM) announces manifesto and plans |
2012 May
| Prime Minister Bhattari dissolves the parliament |
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