Naya Muluk ( ne, नयाँ मुलुक) is a geographical region of
Nepal
Nepal (; ne, नेपाल ), formerly the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal ( ne,
सङ्घीय लोकतान्त्रिक गणतन्त्र नेपाल ), is a landlocked country in South Asia. It is ma ...
, which is situated western-south part in Nepal. The
Terai
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land between
Kali River to
Rapti River called "Naya Muluk" after 1860.
History
After
Anglo-Nepalese War
The Anglo-Nepalese War (1 November 1814 – 4 March 1816), also known as the Gorkha War, was fought between the Gorkhali army of the Kingdom of Nepal (present-day Nepal) and the British forces of the East India Company (EIC, present-day In ...
in 1814-1816, Nepal was forced to sign a treaty called
Sugauli Treaty in which Nepal lost one third part of geographical territory. The geographical territory was sectioned in five parts as below:
# The whole of the lowlands between the Rivers
Kali
Kali (; sa, काली, ), also referred to as Mahakali, Bhadrakali, and Kalika ( sa, कालिका), is a Hindu goddess who is considered to be the goddess of ultimate power, time, destruction and change in Shaktism. In this tra ...
and
Rapti.
# The whole of the low lands lying between the
Rapti and the
Gunduck.
# The whole of the lowlands between the
Gunduck and
Coosah.
# All the low lands between the Rivers
Mitchee and the
Teestah.
# All the territories within the hills east of the River Mitchee and all territories west of
Kali
Kali (; sa, काली, ), also referred to as Mahakali, Bhadrakali, and Kalika ( sa, कालिका), is a Hindu goddess who is considered to be the goddess of ultimate power, time, destruction and change in Shaktism. In this tra ...
.
Section: 2 and 3 (whole land from Rapti to Gundak and Gandak to Koshi) restored back to Nepal on December 11, 1816.
Section: 1 (whole low land between the Rivers
Kali
Kali (; sa, काली, ), also referred to as Mahakali, Bhadrakali, and Kalika ( sa, कालिका), is a Hindu goddess who is considered to be the goddess of ultimate power, time, destruction and change in Shaktism. In this tra ...
and
Rapti) returned in 1860 called Naya Muluk.
Territory
Naya muluk contains two district of
Sudurpashchim province and two district of
Lumbini Province
Lumbini Province ( ne, लुम्बिनी प्रदेश, Lumbinī pradēśa) is a province in western Nepal. It borders Gandaki Province and Karnali Province to the north, Sudurpashchim Province to the west, Uttar Pradesh and Bihar o ...
. Total area is and total population is 2144,846.
References
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External links
A map by survey of India of 1934 showing Naya Mulk* https://www.spotlightnepal.com/2018/11/13/centenary-end-first-world-war-celebrations-all-over-world-except-nepal/
*http://himalaya.socanth.cam.ac.uk/collections/journals/contributions/pdf/CNAS_02_01_13.pdf
Nationalism and Ethnic Conflict in Nepal: Identities and Mobilization After 1990*https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/09700160802309233
Raja Pratap Vikram Shah vs Kr. Upendra Bahadur Shah And Ors. on 15 September, 1951
History of Nepal
Sudurpashchim Province
Geography of Lumbini Province
Jung Bahadur Rana
1860 in Nepal