An Account of The Kingdom of Nepal: And of the Territories Annexed to this Dominion by the House of GorkhaHamilton, Francis
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An Account of The Kingdom of Nepal: And of the Territories Annexed to this Dominion by the House of Gorkha
Hamilton, Francis
Nepal -- Description and travel; Nepal -- History
To Teliya, about three coses from the San kosi, one day.
To Bangnam, on the west of the Lekho, one day.
To Chupulu, one day.
To Mantali ghat, on the Tamba kosi, one day. The village is on the west
side.
To Puchi ghat, on the San kosi, one day.
To Dumja, on the Rusi, one day.
To Dapcha, on the north side of the Rusi, one day.
To Banipa, at the head of the Rusi, on the hills that bound the valley of
Nepal, one day.
The mines in this district are numerous, as will appear from the map.
There are no markets, (Hats,) but some shops in all the towns.
The chief place in Khatang is Dalka, on the Tamba kosi, upon a plain
extending to Puchigat, on both sides of the Tamba kosi, and about a cose
in width. This valley extends down the San kosi, from one-half to one
cose in width. Dalka is a town like Timmi, in the valley of Nepal,
which, I suppose, may contain 4000 people, and is chiefly inhabited by
Newars, and built of brick. At it there is a celebrated temple of Bhim
Sen, one of the sons of Pandu. The Pujari is a Newar, and the temple is
considered as the eastern boundary of Nepal Proper.
The most valuable district which the Raja of Nepal possesses, is that
which formed the western division of the principality, founded by
Lohangga, although the district called Mahatari has been separated, and
annexed to the Subah of Saptari. The Subah of this district resides
usually at Makwanpur, on the hills, but, in the cold season, he visits
the plains and resides at Baragarhi, from whence he is often called the
Baragarhi Subah. His jurisdiction extends from the Rato, on the east, to
the Trisul Gangga, and Gandaki, on the west; and from the Company’s
territory, on the south, to the San kosi, and Rusi, on the north. In
some parts, towards the north, this boundary was disputed between the
Rajas of Patan, in Nepal, and the Rajas of Makwanpur. One would
naturally have supposed, that the boundary would have been determined by
the mountain called Lama dangra, which extends from the Trisul gangga to
the Arun, and which, except by the Vagmati or Vagwati, is crossed by no
river, all those from its north side falling into the Trisul gangga,
Vagmati, or Kosi. In fact, where I passed this mountain at Chisapani, a
little above the fort, I was shown an old wall on the summit, which was
said to have been the boundary; but I am told, that the copper mine on
the north side of the hill belongs to Makwani, and that the boundary goes
thence obliquely towards the north-east, so that it includes many
villages between Lama Dangra, and the Rusi, and San kosi rivers.
When Colonel Kirkpatrick visited Nepal, {168a} it would appear that the
Subah of Makwanpur, or Baragarhi, governed the whole country from the
Kosi to the Gandaki, divided into five Zilas, which he names Subtuni,
(Saptari,) Mohtuni, (Mahatari,) Rohuttut or Rohtut, Bareh, (Baragarhi,)
and Persa, (Pasara.)
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