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Mansingh Khadka Magar
Mansingh Khadka was the king of Majhakot and Uppalokot in Gorkha until 1559. An annual running event called Liglig Daud whose winner was chosen as King Of Liglig-Kot Kingdom. Dravya Narayan Shah (youngest son of Yashobrahma) was invited by the Brahmins in particular Bhagirath Panth and Ganesh Pande. Wednesday the 8th of Bhadon Badi, Saka 1481 (A.D. 1559) Rohini Nakshatra was an auspicious day. Dravya Shah, Bhagirath Panth, Ganesh Pande, Ganga Ram Rana Magar, Magar, Aryal, Bohra and khanal of Ligligkot. Dravya shah force attacked the Magar kingdom King khadka Magar for 16 times but failed.They traveled the Dahya Gauda route and the Durbar.On the kulpuja day of khadka king, they attacked the Khadka king while they were drunk and unprepared at last they captured gorkha. At the same moment Dravya Shah took his seat on the gaddi and named the newly found kingdom "Gorkha". Dravya Shah Dravya Shah (; 1559–1570) was the first King of the Gorkha Kingdom in Nepal. He was t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liglig
Liglig, better known as "ligligkot" is a hill top located in Palungtar Municipality of Gorkha, Nepal. It is located at the height of 1437 meters (4790 feet) mean sea level. Gorkha District has a long and intriguing history. It’s where a Royal Shah Dynasty got its start and the famous Gurkha soldiers got their name. Located {{convert, 80, km, mi, sp=us due west of Kathmandu (140 kilometers by road). It is the place where the former monarchy of Nepal was established. Drabya Shah, then brother of King Narahari Shah of neighboring Lamjung District established the small kingdom at around 1616 BS /(1559 AD). Still the remaining stones of the ancient palace could be seen in the hill top at Ligligkot. Origin of Word Liglig There have been different opinions regarding the origin of the word "Liglig". However, it is assumed that it came from the word "lingling" from Magar language language meaning clear, pristine, beautiful view. It seems plausible as it fell on the Magars Kingd ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dravya Shah
Dravya Shah (; 1559–1570) was the first King of the Gorkha Kingdom in Nepal. He was the father of Purna Shah, king of Gorkha. Dravya Shah's accomplices were Bhagirath Panta, Ganesh Pandey, Keshav Bohara, Narayan Arjyal, Sarveshwar Khanal, and Gangaram Rana Magar all of whom belonged to Gorkha and knew all areas, ins and outs of the region. Narayan Arjyal was Drabya's Guru spiritual tutor. Keshav Bohara had been provided the responsibility to regulate Lands and Land Revenue. Ganesh Pandey and Bhagirath Panta were minister and commander-in-chief, respectively. Sarveshwar Khanal was the royal pandit A pandit (; ; also spelled pundit, pronounced ; abbreviated Pt. or Pdt.) is an individual with specialised knowledge or a teacher of any field of knowledge in Hinduism, particularly the Vedic scriptures, dharma, or Hindu philosophy; in colonial-e .... References Kings of Gorkha 1570 deaths People from Lamjung District 16th-century Nepalese people Nepalese Hindus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yasho Brahma Shah
Yasho Brahma Shah or Yasobam Shah () (dates unknown) was the King of Kaski and Lamjung. He was the youngest son of Kulamandan Shah Khad. His eldest son Narhari Shah succeeded him as King of Lamjung, while his second son ruled over Kaski. His youngest son, Dravya Shah Dravya Shah (; 1559–1570) was the first King of the Gorkha Kingdom in Nepal. He was the father of Purna Shah, king of Gorkha. Dravya Shah's accomplices were Bhagirath Panta, Ganesh Pandey, Keshav Bohara, Narayan Arjyal, Sarveshwar Khanal, and ..., established the Gorkha Kingdom in 1559. References External links Kings of Kaski Kings of Lamjung 16th-century monarchs in Asia 16th-century Nepalese people {{Nepal-royal-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bahun
Bahun (), also known as Hill Brahmins, are a Brahmin varna among the Khas of Nepal. They are a sub-caste of the Kanyakubja Brahmin while their origins are from Kannauj and the Himalayan belt of South Asia. According to the 2011 Nepal census, Bahun is the second most populous group after Chhetri. According to 1854 ''Muluki Ain'', the first Nepalese civil code, Bahuns were regarded as caste among sacred thread bearers ( Tagadhari) and twice-born Hindus. Origin Traditionally, Bahuns were members of the Khas community together Chhetris. Possibly due to political power of the Khasa Malla kingdom, Khas Brahmins and Khas Kshatriyas had high social status in the present-day western Nepal. Bahuns, regarded as upper class Khas group together with Chhetris, were associated mostly with the Gorkha Kingdom and its expansion. There appears to be general agreement in historical records and family genealogy that Hill Brahmins (both Purbia and Kumai Bahuns) migrated from the G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pande Family
The Pande family or Pande dynasty (also spelled as Pandey or Panday) (; or ) was a Chhetri political family with ancestral roots from Gorkha Kingdom that directly ruled Nepali administration affairs from the 16th century to 19th century as Mulkaji and Mukhtiyar (Prime Minister). This dynasty/family was one of the four noble families to be involved in active politics of Nepal together with the Shah dynasty, Basnyat family and Thapa dynasty before the rise of the Rana dynasty. The Pande dynasty is the oldest noble family to hold the title of Kaji (Nepal), Kaji. This family was decimated from political power in 1843 CE in the political massacre by Prime Minister Mathabar Singh Thapa as a revenge for his uncle Bhimsen Thapa, Bhimsen's death in 1839. The family is descended from nobleman Ganesh Pande of the Gorkha Kingdom. Kalu Pande and Tularam Pande were descendants of Ganesh Pande. Pande dynasty and Thapa dynasty were the two chief political families who alternatively conteste ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Magars
The Magars, also spelled Mangar and Mongar, are the largest ethnic group native to Nepal and Northeast India, representing 6.9% of Nepal's total population according to the 2021 Nepal census. They are one of the main Gurkha tribes. The first home of the Magars was to the west of the Gandaki River and, roughly speaking, consisted of that portion of Nepal which lies between and around about Gulmi District, Gulmi, Arghakhanchi District, Arghakhanchi, and Palpa District, Palpa. This part of the country was divided into twelve districts known as ''Bahra Magarat'' (Confederation of Twelve Magar villages), which included the following regions of that period: Argha, Arghakhanchi District, Khanchi, Bhirkot, Dhor, Garhung, Ghiring, Gulmi, Isma, Musikot, Rising, Satungal, Satung, and Pyung. During the medieval period, the whole area from Palpa District, Palpa to Rukum Rolpa was called the Magarat, a place settled and inhabited by Magars. Another confederation of eighteen Magar kingdoms, k ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chhetri
Chhetri (Kshetri, Kshettri, Kshetry or Chhettri), ( ; IAST: ''Kṣetrī'') historically called Kshettriya or Kshetriya or Khas are Nepali language, Nepali speaking people historically associated with the warrior class and administration, some of whom trace their origin to migration from medieval India. Chhetri was a caste of administrators, governors, Bir Bhadra Thapa, warriors and military elites in the medieval Khasa kingdom, Khas Kingdom and Gorkha Kingdom (later unified Kingdom of Nepal). The nobility of the Gorkha Kingdom mainly originated from Chhetri families. They also had a strong presence in civil administration affairs. The bulk of Prime Minister of Nepal, prime ministers of Nepal before the Revolution of 1951, democratization of Nepal belonged to this caste as a result of the old Gorkhali aristocracy. Gorkha-based aristocratic Chhetri families included the Pande dynasty, the Basnyat dynasty, the Kunwar family (and their offspring branch, the autocratic Rana dynasty) an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shah Dynasty
The Shah dynasty (), also known as the Shahs of Gorkha or the Royal House of Gorkha, was the ruling Chaubise Thakuri dynasty and the founder of the Gorkha Kingdom from 1559 to 1768 and later the unified Kingdom of Nepal from 1768 to 28 May 2008. The Shah dynasty traces its historical ancestor to King of Kaski, Kulamandan Shah Khand, whose grandson Dravya Shah captured the throne of Ligligkot from Ghale Magar king Dalshur ghale Magar with the help of accomplices from six resident clans of Majhkot and Ligligkot. Dravya Shah named his new kingdom Gorkha. Origins The Shah descendants are of Rajput origin. However, they are ranked as Thakuris. Coronation of Dravya Shah Dravya Shah was the youngest son of Yasho Brahma Shah, Raja (king) of Lamjung and grandson of Kulamandan Shah Khad, Raja of Kaski. He became the king of Gorkha with the help of his accomplices, including Kaji Ganesh Pandey. He ascended the throne of Gorkha in 1559 A.D. The loose translation of the Nep ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
16th-century Monarchs In Asia
The 16th century began with the Julian calendar, Julian year 1501 (represented by the Roman numerals MDI) and ended with either the Julian or the Gregorian calendar, Gregorian year 1600 (MDC), depending on the reckoning used (the Gregorian calendar introduced a lapse of 10 days in October 1582). The Renaissance in Italy and Europe saw the emergence of important artists, authors and scientists, and led to the foundation of important subjects which include accounting and political science. Copernicus proposed the Copernican heliocentrism, heliocentric universe, which was met with strong resistance, and Tycho Brahe refuted the theory of celestial spheres through observational measurement of the SN 1572, 1572 appearance of a Milky Way supernova. These events directly challenged the long-held notion of an immutable universe supported by Ptolemy and Aristotle, and led to major revolutions in astronomy and science. Galileo Galilei became a champion of the new sciences, invented the first ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nepalese Monarchs
Nepalese or Nepali may refer to something or someone of, from, or associated with the nation of Nepal. Concerning Nepal * Nepali people, citizens of Nepal * Nepali language, an Indo-Aryan language found in Nepal * Nepalese literature * Nepalese cuisine * Nepalese culture * Nepali cinema * Nepali music Other uses * ''Nepali'' (film), a 2008 Indian Tamil-language film See also * * * Nepal (other) * Languages of Nepal Languages of Nepal, referred to as Nepalese languages in the Constitution of Nepal, country's constitution, are the languages having at least an ancient history or origin inside the sovereign territory of Nepal, spoken by Nepalis. There were 1 ... {{disambiguation Language and nationality disambiguation pages ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Palpa District
Palpa District (, a part of Lumbini Province, is one of the seventy-seven districts of Nepal, a landlocked country of South Asia. The district, with Tansen as its headquarters, covers an area of and has a population (2021) of 245,027. Palpa District is not far from Pokhara and easily reached by bus. Palpa was the seat of the Hindu Sen kingdom that ruled over this region from the 16th century for almost 300 years so the headquarter of Palpa is called "Tansen" (Nepali: तानसेन). Geography and climate Demographics At the time of th2021 Census Nepal Palpa District had a population of 245,027. As their first language, 61.9% spoke Nepali, 34.3% Magar, 2.0% Newari, 0.6% Kumhali, 0.3% Bote, 0.2% Urdu, 0.1% Bhojpuri, 0.1% Hindi, 0.1% Tharu and 0.1% other languages. Ethnicity/caste: 52.6% were Magar, 17.5% Hill Brahmin, 7.8% Chhetri, 6.7% Kami, 3.4% Newar, 3.2% Sarki, 2.6% Kumal, 1.9% Damai/Dholi, 1.4% Thakuri, 0.6% Gharti/ Bhujel, 0.4% Musalman, 0.3% Bote, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
