{"slug": "kathmandu", "label": "Kathmandu", "wikipedia": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kathmandu", "wikidata": "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3037", "qid": "Q3037", "description": "capital of Nepal", "entries": 12, "years": 10, "span": [723, 2004], "span_label": ["723 CE", "2004 CE"], "topics": [{"title": "Disasters & Accidents", "count": 4}, {"title": "Climate & Environment", "count": 2}, {"title": "Culture & Society", "count": 2}, {"title": "Conflict & Security", "count": 2}, {"title": "Exploration & Expansion", "count": 1}, {"title": "Science & Discovery", "count": 1}], "also_known_as": [], "related": [{"slug": "nepal", "label": "Nepal", "shared": 7}, {"slug": "india", "label": "India", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "tibet", "label": "Tibet", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "delhi", "label": "Delhi", "shared": 1}], "items": [{"year": 723, "year_label": "723 CE", "section": "Exploration & Expansion", "date": null, "text": "Gunakamadeva, Lichhavi ruler (rajah), founds the city of Kathmandu (modern Nepal). During his reign, he transforms the agrarian society to an industrial city trading between India and Tibet.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1364904987#Asia", "title": "723", "revid": 1364904987, "section": "Events › By place › Asia"}}, {"year": 1505, "year_label": "1505 CE", "section": "Climate & Environment", "date": "June 6", "text": "June 6 – The M8.2–8.8 Lo Mustang earthquake strikes Nepal, causing severe damage in Kathmandu, western Nepal, and some parts of the Indo-Gangetic plain.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1360582113#April–June", "title": "1505", "revid": 1360582113, "section": "Events › April–June"}}, {"year": 1983, "year_label": "1983 CE", "section": "Culture & Society", "date": "December 5", "text": "December 5 – ICIMOD is established and inaugurated with its headquarters in Kathmandu, Nepal, and legitimised through an Act of Parliament in Nepal this same year.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1366392977#December", "title": "1983", "revid": 1366392977, "section": "Events › December"}}, {"year": 1984, "year_label": "1984 CE", "section": "Science & Discovery", "date": null, "text": "Bangladesh participated in the first ever South Asian Games held in Kathmandu 17–23 September. Bangladesh won 2 golds (in Men's Triple Jump and Men's 4 x 100 Metres Relay), 8 silvers and 13 bronzes to finish the tournament at the fifth position in overall points table.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1365970288#Sports", "title": "1984 in Bangladesh", "revid": 1365970288, "section": "Events › Sports"}}, {"year": 1985, "year_label": "1985 CE", "section": "Climate & Environment", "date": "June 20", "text": "June 20 – 1985 Nepal bombings: A series of bomb blasts occurs in Kathmandu and other cities of Nepal.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1369963057#June", "title": "1985", "revid": 1369963057, "section": "Events › June"}}, {"year": 1986, "year_label": "1986 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "April 1", "text": "April 1 – Sector Kanda: Communist Party of Nepal (Mashal) cadres attack a number of police stations in Kathmandu, seeking to incite a popular rebellion.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1373510075#April", "title": "1986", "revid": 1373510075, "section": "Events › April"}}, {"year": 1992, "year_label": "1992 CE", "section": "Disasters & Accidents", "date": "July 31", "text": "July 31 – Thai Airways International Flight 311, an Airbus A310-300, crashes into a mountain north of Kathmandu, Nepal killing all 113 people on board.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1368521010#July", "title": "1992", "revid": 1368521010, "section": "Events › July"}}, {"year": 1992, "year_label": "1992 CE", "section": "Disasters & Accidents", "date": "September 28", "text": "September 28 – Pakistan International Airlines Flight 268 crashes into a mountain while on approach to Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu, Nepal. All 167 occupants on board were killed. The crash of PIA Flight 268 occurred just 2 months after Thai Airways International Flight 311 crashed into a mountain near Kathmandu under similar circumstances, killing all 113 occupants on board.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1368521010#September", "title": "1992", "revid": 1368521010, "section": "Events › September"}}, {"year": 1992, "year_label": "1992 CE", "section": "Disasters & Accidents", "date": "September 28", "text": "28 September – Pakistan International Airlines Flight 268, an Airbus A300B4-203, crashes into the southern slope of the Chure Hills on approach to Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu, Nepal, killing all 167 passengers and crew.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1351642442#Events", "title": "1992 in Pakistan", "revid": 1351642442, "section": "Events"}}, {"year": 1999, "year_label": "1999 CE", "section": "Disasters & Accidents", "date": "December", "text": "December – Indian Airlines Flight 814 is hijacked in Indian airspace between Kathmandu, Nepal, and Delhi, India.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1280721020#Events", "title": "1999 in Nepal", "revid": 1280721020, "section": "Events"}}, {"year": 2003, "year_label": "2003 CE", "section": "Culture & Society", "date": "September 13", "text": "September 13 – Miss Nepal beauty contest is held. The winner is Priti Sitoula of Kathmandu.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1289408520#September", "title": "2003 in Nepal", "revid": 1289408520, "section": "Events › September"}}, {"year": 2004, "year_label": "2004 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "September 8", "text": "September 8 - Qatar Airways resumes flights to Kathmandu after shutting down operations after an attack on its office in the capital the previous week.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1253974813#Events", "title": "2004 in Nepal", "revid": 1253974813, "section": "Events"}}]}