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
Madra, an ancient name for Bhotan, derived from a prince by
whom that country called properly Sailya, was governed, 8
Magar, (Mungur of Kirkpatrick,) a people, 25, 28, 156, 160,
164, 169, 171, 178, 240, 244, 264, 291, 297
Mahadatta, Raja of Palpa, 170, 172, 250, 268
Mahalok, one of the twelve lordships, 306
Maha Maia, see Devi
Mahamandal, a peak of Himaliya, containing mines, 195
Mahatari, a district, 135, 160, 162, 168
Mahato, a petty officer, 102, see Mokkuddum
Mahes, a river, 193
Mahes Domohana, a town, 193
Mahipat Sa, chief of Garhawal, 298
Maingmo or Meyangma, part of the Himaliya mountains, 89, 158, 160
Maize, a grain, 284, 312
Majhi, a tribe, 18, 21, 28, 279
Majhoya, a mart, 124
Makunda Sen, son of Rudra, Raja of Palpa, 131, 170
Makunda Sen, son of Udyata, Raja of Palpa, 170, etc. 245,
264, 268
Makwani, ) a principality and district, 130, 132, 133,
Makwanpur, ) 144, 164, 167, 195, etc.
Makwanpur, a fortress, 168, 198
Mal family, chiefs of the Newar tribe, 29, 52, 187, 191
Mal family, chiefs of Malebum, 271
Malaneta, a lordship, 276, 280
Malay, a nation, 52
Malayagiri, a tree, 84
Malebamba, ) called also Parbat, a lordship, 28, 238, 239, 245, Malebum,
)269, 275, see Mal
Malebum, a town, see Beni shahar
Malibang, a lordship, 269
Mana, a measure of grain, 216
Manal, a bird, see Meleagris
Manasa Sarawar, ) a lake, 90, 288
Manasarawar, )
Mandhata, Raja of Vijayapur, and his descendants, 139, etc.
Manik, Raja of Makwanpur, and his descendants, 144
Manjit or Indian madder, 74
Manners, dissoluteness, 72, 204
Manu, a passage among the snowy mountains, 301
Manufactures, 232, see also Bell metal, Brass, Cotton, Iron,
Mint, Paper, Woollen
Manure, in agriculture, 223
Manuriya Rajputs, a tribe, 293
Maps, by Colonel Crawford, 3
Maps, by various natives, 2, 3, 4, 5, 124, 160
Marichangdi river, 244, 246
Markets, 152, 161, 164, 168, 220
Marts, for trade, see Custom-houses
Maruya, a grain, see Cynosurus
Mas, May, or Mung, several kinds of pulse, see Dolichos and Phaseolus
Masha, a weight, 290
Mastang, a lordship in Thibet, 272, 273, 283
Matagari, a town, 281
Materia Medics of India, 100
Mataya, an ancient kingdom, now the district of Dinajpur, 7, 119
Matsyendranath, a deity, and his temple, 32, 211
May, a pulse, see Mas
Measures, 153, 154, 216
Mech or Dimali, a tribe, 119, 125, 156
Meleagris Satyra or Manal, a bird, 95, 285
Melk or charity land, or Khairat zemin, land held in perpetuity, which
does not pay rent to the prince, 149, 179, 212, 218,
see also Bitalpa and Brittiya
Menjoo Dev’, a deity, (probably Manyu, son of Brahma,) 206
Mercury, the metal, 78, 264, 272
Meyangma, see Maingmo
Mica, a mineral, 94, 195, 272
Michelia or Champa, a tree, 83, 217
Military establishment or army, 110, 115, 148, 149, 246,
262, 298, 306, see Seapoy, Telangga
Military rank, higher than civil, 109
Military tenure, see Feodal
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