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  2. History of Nepal - Wikipedia

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    Xuanzang speaks of a lion capital atop the pillar, now lost. A base of a Pillar of Ashoka has been discovered at Gotihawa, a few miles from Nigali Sagar, and it has been suggested that it is the original base of the Nigalar Sagar pillar fragments. [11] In 249 BCE, Emperor Asoka founded Lalitapatan city of Nepal. [12] [13]

  3. List of French possessions and colonies - Wikipedia

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    Taking up of the Louisiana by La Salle in the name of the Kingdom of France New France at its greatest extent in 1710. Present-day Canada. New France (1534–1763) Present-day United States. The Fort Saint Louis (1685–1689) Saint Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands (1650–1733) Fort Caroline in French Florida (occupation by Huguenots) (1562–1565)

  4. List of former European colonies - Wikipedia

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    The European countries which had the most colonies throughout history were: United Kingdom (130), France (90), Portugal (52), ...

  5. List of wars involving Nepal - Wikipedia

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    Kingdom of Nepal East India Company Garhwal Kingdom Patiala State Kingdom of Sikkim. Defeat. Third Nepal-Tibet War (1855–1856) [7] Kingdom of Nepal: Tibet under Qing rule: Victory. World War I (1914–1918) France United Kingdom Canada Australia New Zealand India South Africa; Russia Italy United States Serbia Montenegro Belgium Japan Romania

  6. France–Nepal relations - Wikipedia

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    FranceNepal relations are diplomatic relations between France and Nepal. [1] FranceNepal relations were officially established on 20 April 1949. [2] [3] Prime Minister Jung Bahadur Rana in Paris, 1850. Nowadays there are tens of thousands of Nepali citizens that have immigrated to and reside in France, mostly in the Paris Ile-de-France ...

  7. Nepal - Wikipedia

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    [189] [190] Nepal has consistently been ranked as one of the poorest countries in the world. [191] [192] [193] Nepal has been a member of WTO since 23 April 2004. [194] The 16.8-million-worker Nepali labour force is the 37th largest in the world. [195] The primary sector makes up 27.59% of GDP, the secondary sector 14.6%, and the tertiary ...

  8. List of sovereign states by date of formation - Wikipedia

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    Around 60 countries gained independence from the United Kingdom throughout its history, the most in the world, followed by around 40 countries that gained independence from France throughout its history. [1] Over 50% of the world's borders today were drawn as a result of British and French imperialism. [2] [3] [4]

  9. Decolonisation of Asia - Wikipedia

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    Nepal – in British sphere of influence; Saudi Arabia - most of Saudi Arabia has always been independent, including the Sharifate of Mecca in Hejaz which was under the Ottomans but with a dual system of government shared between the Sharif and the Ottoman Wali or governor.