Territorial change of Nepal

“Nepal” — appears in this map’s data from AD 1775 to 2024. Its territory was largest in AD 1814, at ≈ 227 thousand km².

Territory by period

PeriodArea
AD 1775 – 1787≈ 57 thousand km²
AD 1788 – 1790≈ 170 thousand km²
AD 1791 – 1791≈ 192 thousand km²
AD 1792 – 1793≈ 208 thousand km²
AD 1794 – 1802≈ 180 thousand km²
AD 1803 – 1804≈ 180 thousand km²
AD 1805 – 1805≈ 207 thousand km²
AD 1806 – 1806≈ 215 thousand km²
AD 1807 – 1808≈ 222 thousand km²
AD 1809 – 1810≈ 215 thousand km²
AD 1811 – 1811≈ 215 thousand km²
AD 1812 – 1813≈ 215 thousand km²
AD 1814 – 1814≈ 227 thousand km²
AD 1815 – 1819≈ 149 thousand km²
AD 1820 – 1835≈ 150 thousand km²
AD 1836 – 1855≈ 149 thousand km²
AD 1856 – 1889≈ 149 thousand km²
AD 1890 – 2023≈ 149 thousand km²
AD 2024 – 2024≈ 149 thousand km²
AD 1775AD 2024

Outline at its largest extent

Outline of the territory in AD 1814 – 1814 (map drawing). Neighbouring countries are not drawn.

Area and rank by frame

For each frame in which borders change: this country’s territory and its rank by area among the countries that have territory in that frame.

FrameAreaRank
AD 1775≈ 57 thousand km²73 of 132
AD 1776≈ 57 thousand km²74 of 132
AD 1778≈ 57 thousand km²75 of 131
AD 1780≈ 57 thousand km²75 of 131
AD 1781≈ 57 thousand km²75 of 131
AD 1783≈ 57 thousand km²75 of 130
AD 1788≈ 170 thousand km²45 of 129
AD 1791≈ 192 thousand km²41 of 128
AD 1792≈ 208 thousand km²41 of 130
AD 1794≈ 180 thousand km²40 of 125
AD 1796≈ 180 thousand km²39 of 124
AD 1797≈ 180 thousand km²39 of 125
AD 1799≈ 180 thousand km²37 of 124
AD 1800≈ 180 thousand km²39 of 123
AD 1803≈ 180 thousand km²39 of 123
AD 1805≈ 207 thousand km²40 of 125
AD 1806≈ 215 thousand km²38 of 138
AD 1807≈ 222 thousand km²37 of 132
AD 1809≈ 215 thousand km²37 of 131
AD 1811≈ 215 thousand km²41 of 131
AD 1812≈ 215 thousand km²43 of 133
AD 1814≈ 227 thousand km²45 of 142
AD 1815≈ 149 thousand km²49 of 139
AD 1820≈ 150 thousand km²47 of 148
AD 1822≈ 150 thousand km²49 of 147
AD 1824≈ 150 thousand km²51 of 148
AD 1825≈ 150 thousand km²53 of 150
AD 1828≈ 150 thousand km²53 of 144
AD 1830≈ 150 thousand km²54 of 143
AD 1834≈ 150 thousand km²56 of 143
AD 1836≈ 149 thousand km²58 of 145
AD 1840≈ 149 thousand km²60 of 155
AD 1842≈ 149 thousand km²61 of 156
AD 1846≈ 149 thousand km²57 of 152
AD 1848≈ 149 thousand km²56 of 147
AD 1849≈ 149 thousand km²56 of 144
AD 1853≈ 149 thousand km²58 of 144
AD 1856≈ 149 thousand km²58 of 149
AD 1857≈ 149 thousand km²57 of 150
AD 1859≈ 149 thousand km²57 of 146
AD 1860≈ 149 thousand km²58 of 142
AD 1861≈ 149 thousand km²58 of 140
AD 1862≈ 149 thousand km²58 of 138
AD 1863≈ 149 thousand km²58 of 139
AD 1864≈ 149 thousand km²58 of 139
AD 1865≈ 149 thousand km²56 of 139
AD 1866≈ 149 thousand km²55 of 133
AD 1868≈ 149 thousand km²54 of 134
AD 1870≈ 149 thousand km²54 of 132
AD 1871≈ 149 thousand km²54 of 113
AD 1873≈ 149 thousand km²51 of 108
AD 1877≈ 149 thousand km²50 of 104
AD 1880≈ 149 thousand km²51 of 104
AD 1884≈ 149 thousand km²52 of 105
AD 1885≈ 149 thousand km²51 of 101
AD 1890≈ 149 thousand km²53 of 99
AD 1895≈ 149 thousand km²51 of 90
AD 1898≈ 149 thousand km²50 of 87
AD 1900≈ 149 thousand km²48 of 84
AD 1905≈ 149 thousand km²49 of 83
AD 1908≈ 149 thousand km²49 of 79
AD 1911≈ 149 thousand km²48 of 76
AD 1912≈ 149 thousand km²50 of 77
AD 1913≈ 149 thousand km²48 of 78
AD 1914≈ 149 thousand km²47 of 76
AD 1915≈ 149 thousand km²47 of 75
AD 1916≈ 149 thousand km²50 of 71
AD 1917≈ 149 thousand km²50 of 71
AD 1918≈ 149 thousand km²51 of 80
AD 1919≈ 149 thousand km²55 of 88
AD 1920≈ 149 thousand km²54 of 84
AD 1922≈ 149 thousand km²55 of 87
AD 1924≈ 149 thousand km²54 of 86
AD 1926≈ 149 thousand km²53 of 84
AD 1927≈ 149 thousand km²53 of 84
AD 1928≈ 149 thousand km²53 of 85
AD 1929≈ 149 thousand km²53 of 85
AD 1930≈ 149 thousand km²54 of 86
AD 1932≈ 149 thousand km²57 of 88
AD 1936≈ 149 thousand km²56 of 89
AD 1938≈ 149 thousand km²57 of 88
AD 1939≈ 149 thousand km²56 of 86
AD 1940≈ 149 thousand km²56 of 77
AD 1941≈ 149 thousand km²55 of 74
AD 1942≈ 149 thousand km²56 of 75
AD 1943≈ 149 thousand km²53 of 73
AD 1944≈ 149 thousand km²49 of 73
AD 1945≈ 149 thousand km²51 of 76
AD 1946≈ 149 thousand km²53 of 83
AD 1947≈ 149 thousand km²61 of 92
AD 1948≈ 149 thousand km²60 of 96
AD 1949≈ 149 thousand km²59 of 96
AD 1950≈ 149 thousand km²58 of 94
AD 1953≈ 149 thousand km²60 of 97
AD 1956≈ 149 thousand km²65 of 103
AD 1958≈ 149 thousand km²64 of 101
AD 1960≈ 149 thousand km²69 of 107
AD 1961≈ 149 thousand km²80 of 122
AD 1962≈ 149 thousand km²80 of 122
AD 1963≈ 149 thousand km²84 of 129
AD 1967≈ 149 thousand km²88 of 140
AD 1969≈ 149 thousand km²87 of 145
AD 1973≈ 149 thousand km²88 of 152
AD 1974≈ 149 thousand km²88 of 152
AD 1976≈ 149 thousand km²87 of 157
AD 1979≈ 149 thousand km²87 of 161
AD 1983≈ 149 thousand km²87 of 162
AD 1987≈ 149 thousand km²87 of 164
AD 1990≈ 149 thousand km²87 of 164
AD 1991≈ 149 thousand km²87 of 164
AD 1992≈ 149 thousand km²92 of 185
AD 1996≈ 149 thousand km²93 of 186
AD 2000≈ 149 thousand km²92 of 188
AD 2006≈ 149 thousand km²91 of 187
AD 2008≈ 149 thousand km²91 of 187
AD 2011≈ 149 thousand km²91 of 187
AD 2014≈ 149 thousand km²92 of 191
AD 2022≈ 149 thousand km²92 of 191
AD 2024≈ 149 thousand km²91 of 191

Its highest rank was in AD 1807: number 132 of 37.

Neighbouring countries

In order of the number of frames in which they share a border (a parent state, its colonies and other names of the same country are counted as one group).

Territory exchanged with

Computed from changes in territory between frames (only changes of about 20,000 km² or more are counted; these are not actual routes of advance). Top 3 by area.

FrameOther countryArea
AD 1788gainedGorkha kingdom≈ 92 thousand km²
AD 1815lostBritish Empire≈ 75 thousand km²
AD 1794lostQing dynasty≈ 26 thousand km²

Preceded and succeeded by

Preceded by: Kingdom of Nepal

Source: Wikidata (CC0)

Wikipedia summary

Nepal, officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, is a landlocked country in South Asia. It is mainly situated in the Himalayas, but also includes parts of the Indo-Gangetic Plain.

Wikipedia (English) “Nepal”, introduction (first sentences) · text under CC BY-SA 4.0 · read more on Wikipedia

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