Budhahang (Nepali:बुढाहाङ) was a
Kirat Rai king of
Khalsa
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territory of Eastern Nepal. His palace was located in the region currently known as
Ankhisalla
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and
Chintang.
It is said that the Khalsa area of
Dhankuta District
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included
Chhintang
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,
Khoku
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,
Ankhisalla
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The 1991 Nepal census was a widespread national census cond ...
,
Chungmang Pakhribas,
Phalate
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,
Sanne,
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Leguwa
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,
Belhara
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and
Bhirgaon were under the Khalsa state before the
Unification of Nepal
The Unification of Nepal, also known as Expansion of Gorkha Kingdom, officially began in 1743 AD (1799 BS) after King Prithvi Narayan Shah of Gorkha launched an aggressive annexation campaign seeking to broaden his own kingdom's border. Afte ...
.
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Biography
The identity of the king is contradictory. The parents of Budhahang are also not clear. According to Kājimān Kandaṅvā (1993: 121), the name of Budhahang's father was Rakhansingh hang. Budahang was the second siblings among four brothers - Cinbassa, Rakhanbassa, Rumbassa, Rukumbassa (in order of seniority).
Budhahang had several children, the actual numbers are however unclear. It is agreed that he had seven daughters namely
* Sureksi
* Rakaksi
* Tigumhaŋma or
Chintang Devi,
* Jagadeo
* Sɨŋciri
* Luŋciri
* Piccadaŋma
Budhahang had only one biological son whose name was Rucchihaŋ. It is said that Budhahang scolded his son when he killed some fishes in the pond. The boy was upset by the scolding and he jumped into the pond and died.
Budhahang disappeared when
Prithivi Narayan Shah attacked him during
unification of Nepal
The Unification of Nepal, also known as Expansion of Gorkha Kingdom, officially began in 1743 AD (1799 BS) after King Prithvi Narayan Shah of Gorkha launched an aggressive annexation campaign seeking to broaden his own kingdom's border. Afte ...
. During the war with the Shah king, he could revive all the dead Kiranti warriors who were killed using his devine powers.
Popular beliefs
According to the legend, Budhahang had superhuman capabilities. He was able to stop the movements of the sun for up to two hours.
Another story says how the children who went to the forest with Budhahang had to check his head for lice. But when they looked on his head, they saw not lice but eyes in his head. His head was covered with eyes. Furthermore, as long as the children spent their time with Budhahang it never became dark. It used to get dark only after he returns home.
See also
*
Nepalese folklore
Nepalese folklore is a diverse set of mythology and traditional beliefs held by the Nepali people.
Folk beliefs
* Banjhakri and Banjhakrini, supernatural shamans of the forest.
* ''Bir'', a demon
*''Boksi'', a witch
* Budhahang, legendary Kir ...
*
Kirati people
References
Kings
18th-century Nepalese people
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