Political events after sugauli treaty class 8

 Very short answer questions

1.What is Sugauli treaty and when was it signed?
The treaty which was signed to end the Anglo nepal war is called sugauli treaty.
It was signed on the 2nd of December 1815 AD and ratified by 4th March 1816 AD between the East India Company and King of Nepal.

2. What is Birta land?
Birta land means land which was wholly exempt from the State Land Tax which caused considerable loss of revenue to the government.

3. What do you mean by military revolt?
The theory that a series of radical changes in military strategy and tactics is known as military revolt.


4. Why did Rana Jung Pandey resign from the post of first Mukhtiyari?
Rana Jung Pandey resign from the post of first Mukhtiyari because he did not pay much attention to the demands of the Brahmin about returning their Virta which was confiscated during the rule of Rana Bahadur Shah. And he was anti-British,so he had to resign from the post soon due to pressure of brahmin and British supporters.

5.Why was Mathwar Singh Thapa killed?
Rajya Laxmi Devi appointed Mathwar Singh Thapa in the post of the Prime Minister in the year 1900 BS. Her intention of appointing him was to make her son Ranendra the king but since Mathwar Singh did not help her to achieve her goals she got him killed through Jung Bahadur Rana.

Short answer questions

1.Give reasons for military revolt in the rule of Rajendra Bir Bikram Shah.
Some reasons for military revolt in the rule of Rajendra Bir Bikram Shah are:
1. Unstable political system.
2. Soldiers were not getting their working salaries from the last 2 years.
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2. Write in short about the poison case against Bhimsen Thapa.
After Rana Jung Pandey resigned from his post. Ranganath Paudel was appointed as the Mukhtiyar. During this time the poison case of which Bhimsen Thapa was accused of was dismissed and he was set free. As he did not have any major post or responsibility, he went to his ancestral home in Borlang, Gorkha.



3. Why did the younger queen appoint Phattejung in the post of the Mukhtiyar?
Mathwar Singh Thapa was murdered on the night of 4h Jestha 1902 BS by Rajya Laxmi Devi through Jung Bahadur Rana.  Phattejung who was living in Banaras at that time was called to Kathmandu and appointed as the new Mukhtiyar by the younger queen with the aim of using him to get in power. During his Mukhtiyarship the queen favored Gagan Singh and his dominance was riSing. There were a lot of conflicts and imbalance in the palace. Seizing this opportunity Junga Bahadur Rana rose into power


4. Why was the political condition of Nepal unstable after the treaty of Sugauli? Write in six points.
the political condition of Nepal was unstable after the treaty of Sugauli because of the given reason :
1. The courtiers were divided into various groups and they were in confict
2.The king's weak and unstable nature,
3. The hatred between the queens,
4. The policy of the British to interfere in Nepal's politics,
5.Frequent change of Prime Ministers,
6. The ancestral hostility between the Pandeys and Thapas.

5. How did the power given to junior queen bring instability in the politics of Nepal? Explain.
The power  given to junior queen bring instability in the politics of nepal because of volatile internal political structure. Junior queen only focuses on getting more power rather than the public interest. The younger queen Rajya Laxmi Devi started to increase her power after the elder queen's demise. In the year 1900 BS, she received the right and the power to appoint, dismiss, exile, sentence to death, international war and to make treaties. After getting power, She started to appoint her own peoples in the higher post rather than talented one which affect the kingdom stability. She may kill those who went against her. Because of her those behaviour the political system became unstable.