✦ History

Nepal–Tibet War (1855–1856)

April 1855 – March 1856 · Tibet

Result Nepalese victory

Nepal invaded Tibet over trade and border disputes. The war ended with a treaty that gave Nepal trade privileges and an annual payment from Tibet.

On the map Contemporaries

Qing dynasty

Kingdom of Nepal

Tibet under Qing rule
Imperial China
Nepal
Bam Bahadur Kunwar belligerent leader Jung Bahadur Rana military commander

Strength and losses

Strength
98,000
Strength
34,906

Before and after

Followed from
Sino-Nepalese War 1788 – 1789
Ended by
Treaty of Thapathali March 24, 1856

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