History of Nepal History Home Page CountryReports.org Shop our Online Store! Discuss World Issues! ~ Buy a History or Related Book ~ HISTORICAL SETTING ANCIENT NEPAL, ca. 500 B.C.-A.D. 700 Early Influences on Nepal The Early Kingdom of the Licchavis, 400-750 MEDIEVAL NEPAL, 750-1750 Transition to the Medieval Kingdom, 750-1000 The Malla Kings The Three Kingdoms THE MAKING OF MODERN NEPAL The ...

History One can probably say that Nepal is as old as the Himalayas, when a great lake filled the Kathmandu Valley. One legend holds that this lake was drained by a thunderbolt thrown against the walls of the Valley by the Hindu god Krishna. Another claims it was drained by the patriarch Manjushri as he wanted to get a closer look at a Swayambhu or Adhi-buddha, the beautiful lotus flower resting ...

Search --- (Advanced Options) General Info Travel News and Views eForums Pictures Entertainment Himalayas Govt/Politics Arts/Culture/Soc Development Business/Econ Academia Web Directories A Brief History of Nepal Newars are thought to have lived in the Nepal Valley since the 4th century AD, developing a Hindu-Buddhist culture. The Gurkha principality was later established by RAJPUT warriors from ...