Picturesque Nepal . s ofNepal. From the early years of this settle-ment the Gurkhas were bent on extendingtheir territories in an easterly direction, butmade no important advance until a veryambitious king named Prithi Narain cameto the throne in 1742. This ruler seems tohave devoted all his energies to the conquestof Nepal, but it took him upwards of twenty-five years to accomplish his object. In 1768he entered Katmandu, and in the course ofthe following year also subdued the remainingNewar principalities of Patau and thus laid the foundation of the Gurkhadynasty, which has lasted
Picturesque Nepal . s ofNepal. From the early years of this settle-ment the Gurkhas were bent on extendingtheir territories in an easterly direction, butmade no important advance until a veryambitious king named Prithi Narain cameto the throne in 1742. This ruler seems tohave devoted all his energies to the conquestof Nepal, but it took him upwards of twenty-five years to accomplish his object. In 1768he entered Katmandu, and in the course ofthe following year also subdued the remainingNewar principalities of Patau and thus laid the foundation of the Gurkhadynasty, which has lasted until the present the reign of the Gurkhas in Nepal has notbeen without its vicissitudes. Sandwiched asthis small country is between the great empiresof Tibet and India, it has several times comeinto conflict with both powers with varyingsuccess. The following are the main 1790 the Nepalese invaded Tibet, and,coming into contact with the Chinese, had toretire and accept terms. Twenty-four years. WII)IDOWS RICHLY ORNAMENTED WITH CARVED WOODWORK IN THE COURTYARDOF THE TEMPLE OF CHANGU-NARAIN. THE GURKHA WAR 25 later, owing to a disagreement over the frontierpolicy of the Gurkhas, war was declared bythe British, and two campaigns followed. Atfirst fortune favoured the hillmen, but subse-quently under General Ochterlony a decisivebattle was fought, and in 1816 the Nepalesesued for peace. A treaty was concluded, andsince that date Nepal has been under theprotection of the British Government. The annals of the country as an IndependentState of India have been somewhat Gurkha raja, Girvena Yuddha Vikrama,who was responsible for the war, died shortlyafter the treaty, and his place was taken byhis infant son, Rajendra Vikrama Sah. Duringhis minority the reins of the Government wereheld by a powerful minister named GeneralBhimsena Thapa. At this time the courtresolved itself into the two rival factions ofthe Thapas and the Panres, and the remainingyea
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