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
Kirtipur, a town, 158, 205, 209, 211
Koch, or Rajhungzi, a tribe, 119, 125, 156
Kodo, a grain of two kinds, Pangdu and Sana, 226, 227
Kohrya, land, 231
Koncha, a kind of turf, 81, 223
Kosar, a cast of Newars, 37
Kosi, or Kausiki, river, 166, 195
Kothar, one of the twelve lordships, 306
Kotta, a fortress, 311, 312
Kottahar, a lordship, 310, 313
Kotwal, a beadle or messenger, 150
Kow, a cast of Newars, 37
Krishna river, see Gandaki
Kritimohun, a chief of Gorkha, 254
Kshatri, Kshatriya, or Khatri, a cast, 18, 52, 275
Kshir kangkri, a drug, 86
Kuchar, a part of Bhotan or Thibet, south from the highest
Himaliya mountains, 90
Kullu, a lordship, 315
Kumarsen, one of the twelve lordships, 306
Kumau or Almora, a principality and town, called also
Champawati and Kurmachul, 12, 13 174, 261, 291-298
Kumbi, a fortress, 168
Kuppardar or storekeeper, 108
Kurarbas, a fortress, 168
Kurin Namki, chief of Sikim, 121
Kuriya, see Farmers who rent land
Kurmachul, see Kumau
Kurthi, a pulse, 282
Kutki, a drug, 100
Kutti, a province and town of Thibet, 121, 212
LABOUR, agricultural, 233, 234
Labour, rate of, 233
Ladak, a town in Thibet, 212, 289
Lahaur, (vulgo Lahore,) king or chief of, see Ranjit Singha, and 313
Lahuri Nepal, 202, 203, 204
Lalita Patun, a town and principality, 204, 209, 210, 211
Lalit Sa, chief of Garhawal, 295, 299, 303
Lal Singha, chief of Kumau, 295
Lama, an incarnation of a Buddha, and a priest of that sect in
Thibet, 1, 25, 27, 52-57, 158, 287
Lama dangra, a chain of mountains, 167, 200
Lama, residing at Lassa, 10, 56, 58
Lama Tishu, see Tishu
Lamja, a mart, 165
Lamjun, a lordship, 238, 239, 243
Land measures, 153
Land rent, see Rent of land
Land, value by sale, 220
Langna, narrow vallies among the Alpine mountains, 28
Language of the Gods, that is, according to the Hindus, Sangskritta, 292
Language of men, that is, spoken language, 292
Gurung, 29
Jariya, 28
Khas or Parbatiya, 16
Kirata, 54
Limbu, 54
Magar, 26
Murmi, 52
Newar, 50
Parbutiya, see Khas
Lapcha, a people, 25, 55, 118
Lassa, a country in Thibet, 10, 56, 212, 213, see Lama
Laurel, ) called Sinkauli, Sinkauri, and Tejpat, 83, 84
Laurus, )
Law, courts of, 102, etc. 114, 150, 155, 212
Laws, 101, etc. 150, see also Torture, Corporal punishment, Process,
Fine, Prayaschitta, Panchayit, Police
Lead, the metal, 76, 78, 297
League for defence, called Athabhai, 239
League for defence, called Satbhai, 239
Leontice, a tree called Jumne Mundroo, 85
Leprosy, 72
Liberty, 108
Lichens, a drug called Jhul, 87
Limbu, a people, 25, 54, 118, 160, 164
Limestone, 66, 82
Limi, a town, 241
Lodi, a tribe, 297
Lohangga, founder of a dynasty, and its history, 132, 134, etc.
146, etc.
Lordships Twelve, a territory subject to Gorkha, see Bara Thakurai
Lulu, see Bos grunniens
MADARMALI, the common silver coin 215
Madder Indian, see Manjit
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