The name Nepal is initially recorded in writings from the Vedic Age, the period that established Hinduism, the nation's prevalent religion. Nepal was the world's last Hindu monarchy.[13] Siddharta Gautama, the organizer of Buddhism, was conceived in Lumbini in southern Nepal. The principle minorities are Tibetan Buddhists, Muslims, Kiratans, and Christians. The Nepalese are otherwise called Gurkhas. They have been presumed for their valor in World W@ar I and World W@ar II.Set up in the eighteenth century, the early present day Kingdom of Nepal was driven by the Shah tradition, after Prithvi Narayan Shah brought together numerous territories in the locale. Nepal is one of only a handful couple of Asian nations which was never colonized.[14][15] Following the Anglo-Nepalese W@ar and the Treaty of Sugauli in 1816, Nepal turned into a partner of the British Empire. A multiparty majority rule government advanced from 1951 to 1960, when King Mahendra instituted the panchayat framework. In 1990, parliamentary government was reestablished by King Birendra. Nepal confronted 10 years in length Communist Maoist uprising
