Editing Kingdom of Nepal (section)

====Anglo-Nepalese War====
{{Main|Anglo-Nepalese War}}
[[File:Lost territories of Nepal after Treaty of Sugauli.jpg|thumb|Territories ceded by Nepal after the [[Treaty of Sugauli]]]]

Rivalry between Nepal and the [[East India Company]]—over the princely states bordering Nepal and India—eventually led to the [[Anglo-Nepalese War]] (1814–16). The [[Treaty of Sugauli]] was signed in 1816, ceding large parts of the Nepali territories of the Terai and [[Kingdom of Sikkim|Sikkim]], which accounted to nearly one-third of the country, to the East India Company in exchange for Nepalese [[Autonomous entity|autonomy]]. As the territories were not restored to Nepal by the British government when India became [[Indian independence movement|independent from British rule]], most of these lands later became a part of the [[India|Republic of India]]. Sikkim remained independent until annexed into India in 1975 when it becomes [[Sikkim|the 22nd state of the Republic of India]]. However, in 1860 the British returned the authority over some of Nepal's land in the Terai back to Nepal (known as ''[[Naya Muluk]]'', new country) as an act of gratitude for Nepalese support to Britain during the [[Indian Rebellion of 1857]].{{citation needed|date=May 2024}}