Nepal–Britain Treaty Signed

Date: December 21, 1923 • Location: London, United Kingdom

Nepal and the United Kingdom signed the first treaty that defined the international status of Nepal as an independent and a sovereign nation.

The Nepal–Britain Treaty was first discussed in 1921 and the final treaty was signed on 21 December 1923 in Singha Durbar. The 1923 Treaty of Friendship between Nepal and Great Britain formally affirmed the independent status of both countries. Article 1 stated that “the two Governments agree mutually to acknowledge and respect each other's independence, both internal and external.” Although the treaty is often described as Britain’s reaffirmation of Nepalese independence, its wording was explicitly reciprocal, with both governments acknowledging and respecting each other’s internal and external independence.The treaty was recorded in 1925 in the League of Nations.