| Bhandarkhal Massacre | |
|---|---|
| Location | Bhandarkhal Garden, Basantapur Durbar, Kathmandu and bank of Bishnumati River, Kathmandu |
| Date | Up to 2 weeks after 25 April 1806 |
Attack type | political assassination (death penalties on accusation of high treason) |
| Weapons | Talwar, Khunda, rifle, Khukuri |
| Deaths | 93 people including Kaji Tribhuvan Khawas (Pradhan) Chautariya Bidur Shah Kaji Narsingh Gurung King Prithvi Pal Sen of Palpa |
| Perpetrator | Bhimsen Thapa and faction; aides of Government of Nepal |
The Bhandarkhal massacre (Nepali: भण्डारखाल पर्व) was a political massacre that occurred in Bhandarkhal garden of Hanuman Dhoka, Kathmandu in 1806. The chief perpetrator of the massacre was then Kaji Bhimsen Thapa. Bhimsen instigated the massacre as investigation and trial upon the death of then reigning Mukhtiyar and former King Rana Bahadur Shah. It began when Tribhuvan Khawas (Pradhan), a member of Sher Bahadur's faction, was imprisoned on the re-opened charges of conspiracy with the British that led to Knox's mission and finally convicted with a death penalty on the charge of treason. After the implication, Tribhuvan decided to reveal everyone that was involved in the dialogue with the British on his house meeting on the night of 25 April 1806. The confession implicated Sher Bahadur Shah, Rana Bahadur's step-brother and he began to harass his stepbrother. Unable to bear desperation, Sher Bahadur killed Rana Bahadur and triggered the massacre which lasted for two weeks. The number of deaths occurred was ninety-three people (16 women and 77 men).