Why did Nepal hand over Darjeeling and other parts to India? Historical facts only please.

Dajeeling = "Dorje"-"ling" which literally means thunder bolt place...And as per facts, Bhutan has had more rights over Darjeeling than us Nepalis ever did. No wonder Bhutan is still know as the Land of the thunder bolt. But around the 18th century (or before), Sikkim took over Darjeeling and it was later annexed by the British from the Sikkimese (and not Nepal). This is as far as I know of Darjeeling's history.

BTW, What would make anyone ever think Darjeeling was a Nepali territory? Just because they speak nep there?? Nepali is the major language in Sikkim, does it mean that Sikkim too was taken over by the Brits from Nepal?? This is Bullshit!!

Samsara,
Thank you for the information. I always thought Darjeeling and Sikkim were parts of Nepal. Not because of the major language being Nepali, but that's what I was told by my teachers. They never justified their saying. All they said was, there was some kind of treaty between India and Nepal. Thank you for enlightening me (if your information hold true).

BTW, What would make anyone ever think Darjeeling was a Nepali territory? Just because they speak nep there?? Nepali is the major language in Sikkim, does it mean that Sikkim too was taken over by the Brits from Nepal?? This is Bullshit!!

darjeeling used to be a PART of the greater nepal until 1816 AD when nepal's territories extended from TISTA in the east, all the way to Kangada in the west. in 1816 AD, we ceded the area from mechi to tista river to the then british india under the treaty known as: "sugauli". later in 1817, after almost a year of the sugauli treaty, the ceded territories were handed over to sikkim by the british india under 'titlya' treaty.

this is strictly based on what i was taught in the history class, if my memory serves me right.



peace

Yes, LK, that's what i was taught too. My memory might not be as sound as yours, but one thing I remember, some teacher (maybe history) saying that Darjeeling was Nepal's.

go thru this

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Darjeeling

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darjeeling

Nirvana, where in Irving are you from?

Dehradun NEPAL
once upon a time

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Gorkhas and British Period
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For about two decades till 1815 it was under the occupation of Nepal. In April 1815 Gorkhas were ousted from Garhwal region and Garhwal was annexed by the British. In that year the area now comprising the tehsil of Dehra Dun was added to the district Saharanpur. In 1825, however, it was transferred to the Kumaon Division. In 1828, Dehra Dun and Jaunsar Bhabar were placed under the charge of a separate Deputy Commissioner and in 1829, the Dehra Dun district was transferred from the Kumaon Division to the Meerut Division. In 1842, Dun was attached to Saharanpur district and placed under an officer subordinate to the Collector of the district, but since 1871 it has been administered as separate district. In 1968 the district was taken out from the Meerut Division and included in the Garhwal Division.

Following a war between the Nepal and the British, the Treaty of Sugauli was signed in 1816 that established the current boundaries of Nepal. Garhwal and Kumaon regions, including Dehradun were ceded to the British. While territories west of the Alaknanda were returned to the Garhwal Raja now established at Tehri, Eastern Garhwal (later British Garhwal) and Dehradun were retained under direct British control.

During British rule, Dehradun used to be the summer base for the Viceroy's bodyguards. The British established: The Forest Research Institute in 1906; The Royal Indian Military College (Rashtriya Indian Military College) in 1922; and The Indian Military Academy in 1932


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dehradun

DARJEELING
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The history of Darjeeling is intertwined with that of Nepal, Bhutan, Sikkim and Bengal. Until the early 19th century, the area around Darjeeling was ruled intermittently by the kingdoms of Nepal and Sikkim,[3] with settlement consisting of a few villages of Lepcha woodspeople.[4] In 1828, a delegation of British East India Company officials on their way to Sikkim stayed in Darjeeling and decided that the region was a suitable site for a sanitarium for British soldiers.

From wiki

Wow!!! Darjeeling

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