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Buddha was born along with Buddhism.
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Gurkha ruler Prithvi Narayan Shah conquers Kathmandu and lays foundations for unified kingdom.
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Nepal's current borders established by treaty at end of Anglo-Nepalese War
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Tibetan government and invading Nepalese army fought in the Nepalese-Tibetan War in Tibet
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Thousands of Nepalese citizens fought as British soldiers during World War I.
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Edmund Hillary of New Zealand and Tenzing Norgay, a Sherpa of Nepal, are the first people to climb to the top of Mount Everest, the highest mountain and point on earth.
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Nepals communist government is dissolved.
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Nepal officially becoms a Republic.
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The first Nepalese elections are held, as Pushpa Kamal Dahal Prachanda was elected Prime Minister of the Federal Republic of Nepal.
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An earthquake struck Nepal, killing over 8000 people and injuring over 21,000. The earthquake mainly struck the country's capital, Kathmandu, and destroyed many cultural and historical buildings.
