Nepal Sambat

Nepal Sambat (Devanagari: नेपाल सम्बत) is the national lunar calendar of Nepal. The era started on 20 October 879 AD and was in widespread use for all daily purposes until the beginning of the 20th century. It appeared on coins, stone and copper plate inscriptions, royal decrees, chronicles, Hindu and Buddhist manuscripts, legal documents and correspondence.

The name Nepal Sambat was used for the calendar for the first time in Nepal Sambat 148 (1028 AD). The year 2013 AD corresponds to 1133 in Nepal Sambat and 2069 in the Bikram Sambat calendar.

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