Who Won the Sino-Nepalese War of 1791–1792?

The book deals with the history of the last war between Nepal and China-Tibet in 1791/1792. With a wealth of newly discovered and for the first time edited and translated texts from Nepal, China and Tibet, the volume forms a handbook of the sources of this Sino-Nepalese war. The focus is on the controversial question of who won the war. In the light of the new material, the core thesis is developed that both sides were able to declare themselves the winner and, without this being strongly disputed by the other side. This rare form of ending a war was mainly made possible by the transcultural complexity and different interpretations of the key terms used.