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Nepal was officially declared to be a country on 25 September 1768 by Prithvi Narayan Shah, King of Gorkha.

Background
Before the unification, Nepal was divided into many various petty kingdoms, notability Baise rajyas (22 kingdoms) in the west, Chaubisi Rajyas (24 kingdoms) in the Gandaki region, Malla Kingdoms in the Kathmandu Valley, and other kingdoms to extending to Sikkim. Gorkha, an Independent kingdom in Gandaki, was founded in 1559 by Dravya Shah, the second son of Yasho Brahma Shah, King of Kaski and Lamjung. In 1739, King Nara Bhupal Shah, launched a attack on Nuwakot, a territory controlled by Malla kings and Gorkhalis lost the war. Once again, he launched another attack with help from Kantipur and Patan (now known as Kathmandu, and Lalitpur respectively), and Gorkhas were ultimately defeated.

On 3 April 1743, 20-year-old, Prithvi Narayan Shah ascended the throne of the Gorkha after the death of his father Nara Bhupal Shah. Like his father, he attacked Nuwakot in 1742 and he suffered another defeat so Shah realised he needed more military technology and manpower to capture Nuwakot. Shah acquired weapons from Banaras, created alliances with other kingdoms, increased the manpower, and started the assault on 26 September 1744. This time Gorkhalis won the war which resulted in Nuwakot ceding from Malla Kings and subsequently started the unification of Nepal campaign.