TOP FIVE MASSACRES IN NEPAL

The following are the top five massacres in Nepal sorted by the number of the people killed.

1 Alau Massacre

In this massacre in 1847 July in a place called Alau in Birgunj, the total death recorded was 100.
King Rajendra was imprisoned in Bhaktapur. His son Surendra was made king of Nepal.



2 Bhandarkhal Massacre 

This massacre took place in April 25 1806 in Kathmandu. In the Bhandarkhal garden of Durbar square. The total casualties were 93. King Rana Bahadur Shah was assassinated and Bhimsen Thapa was made first prime minister of Nepal
More about it in wikipedia.



3 Kot Massacre

In 19 September 1846, Palace Armory (the Kot) Massacare in Kathmandu killed 55 high ranking generals. Spurred by the assassination of general Gagan Singh Bhandari, it established the Dictatorship of Jung Bahadur and the Rana autocracy. It is one of the most historic event of Nepal.
More about it in Wikipedia.



4 Gaur HatyaKand

This massacre is one of the recent, in 2007 March 21th Wednesday. At least 29 people were killed in the Rice Mills of Gaur. Madheshis of Nepal killed Maoists brutally. There are many reports about this massacre in internet.


5 Nepalese royal Massacre

This is one of the most unforgettable day in the history of Nepal. Entire family of King Birendra was killed. Gyanendra was made king but this led way to the end of the Monarchy in Nepal. There are lot of novels and documentaries about this massacre. The real secret is never revealed. Though the total casaulites were ony 10, this massacare had a tremendous loss of high ranking personalities.
More about it in Wikipedia.







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