Prithvi Bir Bikram Shah (b. August 18, 1875 d. December 11, 1911) was a king of Nepal from 1881 until 1911. Among the most notable events of his reign were the introduction of the first automobiles to Nepal and the creation of strict water and sanitation systems for much of the country. For the first time during his reign, Nepal was recognized as a sovereign state. August 18 is the 230th day of the year (231st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1875 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... December 11 is the 345th day (346th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1911 (MCMXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar). ... Royal Standard of Nepal The king of Nepal is known as the Raja; his Queen is known as the Rani. ... 1881 (MDCCCLXXXI) was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... 1911 (MCMXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar). ... A small variety of cars, the most popular kind of automobile. ... This article discusses states as sovereign political entities. ...
Although Nepal emerged in history in the first millennium bc, it was only in the 18th century that Nepal developed as a country of the present size.
In the first half of the 19th century, Nepal entered a short period of instability that culminated in the Kot Massacre, in which fighting broke out among military personnel and administrators after the assassination of a high-powered favorite of the queen.
Considering a parliamentary system unsuited to Nepal, the king proclaimed a new constitution in 1962 that banned the formation of political parties and allowed for the autocratic rule of the king through a nonparty system of councils, or panchayats.
Lord Gautam Buddha was born in Lumbini, Nepal circa 563 BC and the Emperor Aśoka ruled over a vast empire including North India and southern Terai region of present day Nepal (though the hilly and mountainous regions were not a part of Aśoka's Empire) in the 1st century BC.
The major languages of Nepal (percent spoken as mother tongue) are Nepali (49%), Maithili (12%), Bhojpuri (8%), Tharu (6%), Tamang (5%), Newari/Nepal Bhasa (4%), Magar (3%), Awadhi (2%), Bantawa (2%), Limbu (1%), and Bajjika (1%).
Nepal uses 4 main calendars: the official solar Bikram Sambat, the lunar calendar,Newari calendar(Nepal sambat) and the Gregorian(western).
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