Naya Muluk () is a geographical region of Nepal, which is situated in the south-western part of Nepal. The Terai land between Kali River and Rapti River was called "Naya Muluk" after 1860.
History
After the Anglo-Nepalese War in 1814–1816, Nepal was forced to sign a treaty called the Sugauli Treaty in which Nepal lost one third of its geographical territory. The geographical territory was sectioned in five parts as below: The whole of the lowlands between the Rivers Kali and Rapti. The whole of the low lands lying between the Rapti and the Gunduck. The whole of the lowlands between the Gunduck and Coosah. All the low lands between the Rivers Mitchee and the Teestah. All the territories within the hills east of the River Mitchee and all territories west of Kali.
Sections 2 and 3 (the whole land from Rapti to Gundak and Gandak to Koshi) were restored to Nepal on December 11, 1816.
Section 1 (whole low land between the Rivers Kali and Rapti) was returned in 1860 and is called Naya Muluk.
Territory
Naya muluk contains two districts of Sudurpashchim province and two districts of Lumbini Province. The total area is and the total population is 2,144,846.
Districts Area (KM2) Population Kanchanpur 1,610 451,248 Kailali 3,235 775,709 Bardia 2,025 426,576 Banke 2,337 491,313
References
External links A map by survey of India of 1934 showing Naya Mulk https://www.spotlightnepal.com/2018/11/13/centenary-end-first-world-war-celebrations-all-over-world-except-nepal/ https://himalaya.socanth.cam.ac.uk/collections/journals/contributions/pdf/CNAS_02_01_13.pdf Nationalism and Ethnic Conflict in Nepal: Identities and Mobilization After 1990 https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/09700160802309233 Raja Pratap Vikram Shah vs Kr. Upendra Bahadur Shah And Ors. on 15 September, 1951