An Account of The Kingdom of Nepal And of the Territories Annexed to this Dominion by the House of Gorkha

The cultivation of the Puya crop commences between the 13th of May and 12th of June, during which the field is hoed two or three times, and manured with dung, if any can be proc...

The Parbatiyas do not, like the Newars, delight in towns and villages, and, except the followers of the court, few reside in Kathmandu, or other cities of Nepal; neither are the...

West from Garhawal and the Yamuna, is the territory of Siramaura or Sirmaur, the capital of which is Nahan. It lately belonged to a family of the Raythaur tribe, which had held...

I have already mentioned, that Binayak, said to be the eldest son of Makunda, received the territory on the plain now called Butaul. Jasu Sen, the son of Binayak, did nothing wo...

It is probable, that Gulmi was the original seat of the family, as Khachi and Argha are acknowledged to be collateral branches; but with the claims of the other three chiefs I a...

In treating of the Newars, Colonel Kirkpatrick observes, {51} “That this people differ essentially, so as to prove abundantly that they are an insulated race of men, whose origi...

At one time the princes of Sikim had extended their dominion far south, into the district of Puraniya, and possessed the low country on the east of the Mahananda, as far as Kris...

Colonel Kirkpatrick {90} thinks, that there are two distinct ranges of Emodus or Himaleh; the lower of which, separating Nepal from Thibet, is only streaked with snow, while the...

The mountains of Tanahung were inhabited by the same races as Palpa, and nearly in the same proportions. Its southern division contained three towns, Yogimara, Upadrang, and Kav...

The mountain tribes, which I consider aboriginal, as I have said, have Chinese or Tartar faces, but each spoke a peculiar language. Some used a written character altered from th...

Immediately west from Nepal Proper is a country of considerable extent, which had long consisted of 24 petty estates, whose chiefs were collectively called the Chaubisi Rajas. Y...

The copper mines seem to be quite superficial, and the ore is dug from trenches entirely open above, so that the workmen cannot act in the rainy season, as they have not even se...

From Bichhakor to Hethaura is about sixteen miles. For the first seven miles the channel serves as a road; but both sides consist of low steep hills and precipices; the former c...

In the same direction I heard of Gajal, Dharma, and Jahari, three petty states also in alliance with Malebum, and probably belonging to three of the twenty-two Rajas, but that w...

These casts can scarcely venture to draw near any other Hindu, but would consider themselves as much degraded, by eating, drinking, or cohabiting with a Musulman or Christian; a...

Rana Bahadur had married a daughter of the Gulmi Raja, to whom he showed some favour, compelling the Raja of Palpa to give up to that chief several estates, of which he had been...

Colonel Kirkpatrick, when he visited the country, thought {104} that the government, on the whole, afforded considerable protection to foreign merchants, rendering them in all c...

The river that flows to the east from the lakes is named the Karanali, and, according to Hariballabh, who has seen this part of its course, after flowing a short way in that dir...

In opposition to this tradition, very generally received at Kathmandu, and throughout the eastern parts of the Nepalese dominions, Hariballabh contends, that there was a certain...

At that time the country between the Kosi and the Kankayi, and on the plain so far as the Mahanandah, was subject to Vijayanarayan, whose ancestors are said to have come from Ka...

Before the conquest by the Nepalese, the petty Rajas, who governed its different portions, were so much afraid of their neighbours, that they did not promote the cultivation of...

The Golas, or custom-houses, are Ilam, Majhuya, Bilasi, Tangting, Huchi-Mechi, Dimali, and Satang, all in the territory formerly belonging to the Sikim Raja. The Gorkhalese have...

Day. 1 Thick fog. Emodus clouded. Valley clear. 2 3 No fog. Emodus clear. In the morning a little hoar-frost on the straw, but none on grass. 4 Some fog. Emodus clouded. 5 Much...

Hemcarna had a son, Digbandan, and a daughter, Maiya Saheb, of most extraordinary beauty. About this time first rose to notice Prithwi Narayan Saha, whose ancestors had held the...

Page INTRODUCTION. 1 CHAPTER FIRST. _Of the Tribes inhabiting the Territories of Gorkha._ Original Inhabitants—Hindu Colonies, their 9 period—Brahmans, History—Colony from Chita...

Day. PLACE. Lat. N. Fahrenheit’s Thermometer. Barometer. Pluviometer inches. Winds. Noon. 3 Hrs. 9 Hrs. Dawn. Noon. 3 Hrs. 9 Hrs. Dawn. Noon. 3 Hours. 9 Hours. Sunrise. 1 Kathma...

{88b} (From the Errata to this volume.) “The map intended to have been placed here, when this was printed, has been judged unnecessary, and the capital letters, denoting the dif...

Which it is hoped the Reader will correct, and in some part excuse, as, owing to the Author’s residing at a distance from the Printer, the proof-sheets were once only revised, a...

Day. PLACE. Lat. N. Fahrenheit’s Thermometer. Barometer. Pluviometer Inches. Winds. Noon. 3 Hrs. 9 Hrs. Dawn. Noon. 3 Hrs. 9 Hrs. Dawn. Noon. 3 Hours. 9 Hours. 19 Hours. 1 Kathm...

Except during the fogs, the atmosphere in the valley was clear throughout this month. The sky was scattered with large clouds, which at times rested on the faces of the hills. T...

Day. PLACES. Lat. N. Fahrenheit’s Thermometer. Barometer. Winds by the Compass. Noon. 3 Hrs. 9 Hrs. Dawn. Noon. 3 Hours. 9 Hours. Dawn of Day. Noon. 3 Hours. 9 Hours. Sunrise. 1...

Day. PLACES. Lat. N. Fahrenheit’s Thermometer. Barometer. Winds. Noon. 3 Hrs. 9 Hrs. 16 Hrs. Noon. 3 Hours. 9 Hours. 16 Hours. Noon. 3 Hours. 9 Hours. Sunrise. 1 Hethaura 27° 26...