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The following is a list of massacres that have occurred in Nepal (numbers may be approximate):
Name
Date
Nepali Date(B.S)
Location
Deaths
Notes
1806 Bhandarkhal massacre
25 April 1806
1863
Kathmandu
93
Spurred by the assassination of King Rana Bahadur Shah, it established Bhimsen Thapa as the prime minister of Nepal.
1843 Pande family massacre or Parva
18 April 1843
Kathmandu
30-40
Spurred by the investigation of the death of Bhimsen Thapa after the return of Mathbar Singh Thapa from 6 years in exile. Eliminated all Kala Pande faction including Rana Jang Pande, Karbir Pande and their brothers.[1][2]
Kot massacre
19 September 1846
1903 Bhadra 32[clarification needed]
Palace Armory (the Kot), Kathmandu
55
Spurred by the assassination of general Gagan Singh Bhandari, it established the dictatorship of Jung Bahadur and the Rana autocracy.
1846 Bhandarkhal massacre
1846
1903 Kartik
Bhandarkhal, Kathmandu
23
Eliminated all opposition of Jung Bahadur and exiled the then Queen Rajya Laxmi.
Alau massacre
July 1847
1904
Alau, Birgunj
50
Imprisonment of King Rajendra in Bhaktapur; led to the international recognition of his son Surendra Bikram Shah as the King of Nepal.
Massacre of 1882
January 1882
1938
Kathmandu
20
Eliminated all opposition to the rule of Ranodip Singh Kunwar and Dhir Shumsher.
Massacre of 1885
November 1885
1942
Kathmandu
23
Murder of the ruling Prime Minister Ranodip Singh, who was succeeded by Bir Shumsher. Establishment of the rule of Shumsher Ranas in Nepal; sons of Jung Bahadur either killed or exiled to China.
1980 Namita Sunita murder incident
1980
Pokhara
4
Three girls, Namita Bhandari, Sunita Bhandari and Neera Parajuli, were raped and murdered in Pokhara with a single witness. The witness, Churamani Adhikari, later committed suicide[3]
Bombs explode in several cities, including the capitol Kathmandu, as well as in Jhapa, Pokhara, Biratnagar, Janakpur, Birgunj, Mahendranagar, Nepalganj and at Bhairahawa Airport. Nepal Janabadi Morcha claimed responsibility.
Nepalese royal massacre
1 June 2001
2058 Jestha 19
Narayanhity Royal Palace, Durbar Marg, Kathmandu
10
Wiped out the family of King Birendra and eventually led to the end of monarchy in Nepal.
Badarmude bus explosion
6 June 2005
2062
Badarmude village, Chitwan district
38 - 53
A bomb detonated near a bus while passing across a bridge, causing the bridge to collapse.
Gaur massacre
21 March 2007
Gaur, Rautahat
29
Maoists killed by cadres of Madeshi Janadhikar Forum.[4]
May 2019 Kathmandu bombings
26 May 2019
Kathmandu
4
Three separate accidental explosions by a splinter group of former Maoist rebels
^Acharya 2012, pp. 179–181.
^Acharya 1971, p. 17.
^"REPUBLICADAINIK - नमिता–सुनिता हाइप्रोफाइल हत्या काण्डमा निर शाहको चर्चा - REPUBLICADAINIK". www.republicadainik.com (in Nepali). 26 March 2022. Retrieved 23 February 2024.
^R Pradhan, Tika (15 August 2023). "Coalition partners drop Gaur massacre probe plan to avoid antagonising Upendra Yadav". The Kathmandu Post. Retrieved 23 February 2024.
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