List of massacres in Nepal
Introduction


The following is a list of massacres that have occurred in [Nepal](/wiki/Nepal "Nepal") (numbers may be approximate):

| Name | Date | Nepali Date(B.S) | Location | Deaths |Notes

| [1806 Bhandarkhal massacre](/wiki/1806_Bhandarkhal_massacre "1806 Bhandarkhal massacre") | 25 April 1806 | 1863 | [Kathmandu](/wiki/Kathmandu "Kathmandu") | 93 | Spurred by the assassination of [King Rana Bahadur Shah](/wiki/Rana_Bahadur_Shah "Rana Bahadur Shah"), it established [Bhimsen Thapa](/wiki/Bhimsen_Thapa "Bhimsen Thapa") as the [prime minister of Nepal](/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Nepal "Prime Minister of Nepal"). |
| 1843 [Pande family](/wiki/Pande_family "Pande family") massacre or Parva | 18 April 1843 |  | [Kathmandu](/wiki/Kathmandu "Kathmandu") | 30\-40 | Spurred by the investigation of the death of [Bhimsen Thapa](/wiki/Bhimsen_Thapa "Bhimsen Thapa") after the return of [Mathbar Singh Thapa](/wiki/Mathbar_Singh_Thapa "Mathbar Singh Thapa") from 6 years in exile. Eliminated all Kala Pande faction including [Rana Jang Pande](/wiki/Rana_Jang_Pande "Rana Jang Pande"), [Karbir Pande](/wiki/Karbir_Pande "Karbir Pande") and their brothers. |
| [Kot massacre](/wiki/Kot_massacre "Kot massacre") | 19 September 1846 | 1903 Bhadra 32 | Palace Armory (the *Kot*), Kathmandu | 55 | Spurred by the assassination of general [Gagan Singh Bhandari](/wiki/Gagan_Singh_Bhandari "Gagan Singh Bhandari"), it established the dictatorship of [Jung Bahadur](/wiki/Jung_Bahadur_Rana "Jung Bahadur Rana") and the [Rana autocracy](/wiki/Rana_dynasty "Rana dynasty"). |
| [1846 Bhandarkhal massacre](/wiki/1846_Bhandarkhal_massacre "1846 Bhandarkhal massacre") | 1846 | 1903 Kartik | Bhandarkhal, Kathmandu | 23 | Eliminated all opposition of Jung Bahadur and exiled the then [Queen Rajya Laxmi](/wiki/Rajya_Lakshmi_Devi "Rajya Lakshmi Devi"). |
| [Alau massacre](/wiki/Alau_parva "Alau parva") | July 1847 | 1904 | Alau, [Birgunj](/wiki/Birgunj "Birgunj") | 50 | Imprisonment of [King Rajendra](/wiki/Rajendra_Bikram_Shah "Rajendra Bikram Shah") in Bhaktapur; led to the international recognition of his son [Surendra Bikram Shah](/wiki/Surendra_Bikram_Shah "Surendra Bikram Shah") as the King of Nepal. |
| [Massacre of 1882](/wiki/%E0%A5%A9%E0%A5%AE_%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%8B_%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B5 "३८ सालको पर्व") | January 1882 | 1938 | Kathmandu | 20 | Eliminated all opposition to the rule of [Ranodip Singh Kunwar](/wiki/Ranodip_Singh_Kunwar "Ranodip Singh Kunwar") and [Dhir Shumsher](/wiki/Dhir_Shamsher_Rana "Dhir Shamsher Rana"). |
| [Massacre of 1885](/wiki/%E0%A4%AC%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B2%E0%A5%80%E0%A4%B8_%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%8B_%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B5 "बयालीस सालको पर्व") | November 1885 | 1942 | Kathmandu | 23 | Murder of the ruling [Prime Minister](/wiki/List_of_prime_ministers_of_Nepal "List of prime ministers of Nepal") [Ranodip Singh](/wiki/Renaudip_Singh_Bahadur "Renaudip Singh Bahadur"), who was succeeded by [Bir Shumsher](/wiki/Bir_Shumsher_Jang_Bahadur_Rana "Bir Shumsher Jang Bahadur Rana"). Establishment of the rule of Shumsher Ranas in Nepal; sons of Jung Bahadur either killed or exiled to China. |
| [1980 Namita Sunita murder incident](/wiki/1980_Namita_Sunita_murder_incident "1980 Namita Sunita murder incident") | 1980 |  | [Pokhara](/wiki/Pokhara "Pokhara") | 4 | Three girls, Namita Bhandari, Sunita Bhandari and Neera Parajuli, were raped and murdered in Pokhara with a single witness. The witness, Churamani Adhikari, later committed suicide |
| [1985 Nepal bombings](/wiki/1985_Nepal_bombings "1985 Nepal bombings") | 20 June 1985 |  | [Kathmandu](/wiki/Kathmandu "Kathmandu"), [Jhapa](/wiki/Jhapa "Jhapa"), [Pokhara](/wiki/Pokhara "Pokhara"), [Biratnagar](/wiki/Biratnagar "Biratnagar"), [Janakpur](/wiki/Janakpur "Janakpur"), [Birgunj](/wiki/Birgunj "Birgunj"), [Mahendranagar](/wiki/Mahendranagar%2C_Mahakali "Mahendranagar, Mahakali"), [Nepalganj](/wiki/Nepalganj "Nepalganj"), [Bhairahawa Airport](/wiki/Bhairahawa_Airport "Bhairahawa Airport") | 8 | Bombs explode in several cities, including the capitol [Kathmandu](/wiki/Kathmandu "Kathmandu"), as well as in [Jhapa](/wiki/Jhapa "Jhapa"), [Pokhara](/wiki/Pokhara "Pokhara"), [Biratnagar](/wiki/Biratnagar "Biratnagar"), [Janakpur](/wiki/Janakpur "Janakpur"), [Birgunj](/wiki/Birgunj "Birgunj"), [Mahendranagar](/wiki/Mahendranagar%2C_Mahakali "Mahendranagar, Mahakali"), [Nepalganj](/wiki/Nepalganj "Nepalganj") and at [Bhairahawa Airport](/wiki/Bhairahawa_Airport "Bhairahawa Airport"). [Nepal Janabadi Morcha](/wiki/Nepal_Janabadi_Morcha "Nepal Janabadi Morcha") claimed responsibility. |
| [Nepalese royal massacre](/wiki/Nepalese_royal_massacre "Nepalese royal massacre") | 1 June 2001 | 2058 Jestha 19 | [Narayanhity Royal Palace](/wiki/Narayanhiti_Palace "Narayanhiti Palace"), [Durbar Marg](/wiki/Durbar_Marg "Durbar Marg"), Kathmandu | 10 | Wiped out the family of [King Birendra](/wiki/Birendra_of_Nepal "Birendra of Nepal") and eventually led to the end of [monarchy](/wiki/King_of_Nepal "King of Nepal") in [Nepal](/wiki/Kingdom_of_Nepal "Kingdom of Nepal"). |
| [Badarmude bus explosion](/wiki/Badarmude_bus_explosion "Badarmude bus explosion") | 6 June 2005 | 2062 | Badarmude village, [Chitwan district](/wiki/Chitwan_District "Chitwan District") | 38 \- 53 | A bomb detonated near a bus while passing across a bridge, causing the bridge to collapse. |
| [Gaur massacre](/wiki/Gaur_massacre "Gaur massacre") | 21 March 2007 |  | [Gaur](/wiki/Gaur%2C_Nepal "Gaur, Nepal"), [Rautahat](/wiki/Rautahat_District "Rautahat District") | 29 | [Maoists](/wiki/Communist_Party_of_Nepal_%28Maoist_Centre%29 "Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre)") killed by cadres of [Madeshi Janadhikar Forum](/wiki/Madheshi_Jana_Adhikar_Forum%2C_Nepal "Madheshi Jana Adhikar Forum, Nepal"). |
| [May 2019 Kathmandu bombings](/wiki/May_2019_Kathmandu_bombings "May 2019 Kathmandu bombings") | 26 May 2019 |  | Kathmandu | 4 | Three separate accidental explosions by a splinter group of former Maoist rebels |

When and where did the May 2019 Kathmandu bombings take place?