Nepal–Britain Treaty of 1923
| Signed | 21 December 1923 (Paush 6, 1980 B.S.) |
|---|---|
| Location | Singha Durbar, Kathmandu, Nepal |
| Effective | 21 December 1923 |
| Condition | Recognition of Nepal as an independent and sovereign state by Great Britain. |
| Expiration | 31 July 1950 |
| Signatories | Nepal British Empire |
| Languages | Nepali, English |
The Nepal–Britain Treaty was first discussed in 1921 and the final treaty was signed on 21 December 1923 in Singha Durbar. The treaty was the first formal acknowledgement by the British that Nepal, as an independent nation, had the right to conduct its foreign policy in any way it saw fit and was considered to be “a great achievement of 25 years of Chandra Shumsher’s diplomacy.” One should make no mistake in assuming that Nepal’s sovereignty was granted only by the 1923 treaty; rather, the treaty reaffirmed external recognition of a long pre-existing sovereign state whose autonomy was seen as circumscribed by British influence following the Treaty of Sugauli. The treaty was recorded in 1925 in the League of Nations.