tailieunhanh - An Account of The Kingdom of Nepal

This Account, which is intended to describe the country as it stood previously to the war with the British, commencing in the end of the year 1814, is derived chiefly from the following sources. In the first place, during the years 1802 and 1803, I passed fourteen months in the country, mostly in the vicinity of Kathmandu, the capital; and I was accompanied by Ramajai Batacharji, an intelligent Brahman, from Calcutta, whom I employed to obtain information, so far as I prudently could, without alarming a jealous government, or giving offence to the Resident, under whose authority I was acting. In the next place, assisted by. | An Account of The Kingdom of Nepal by Fancis 1 An Account of The Kingdom of Nepal by Fancis The Project Gutenberg eBook An Account of The Kingdom of Nepal by Fancis Buchanan Hamilton This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at Title An Account of The Kingdom of Nepal Author Fancis Buchanan Hamilton Release Date October 29 2009 eBook 30364 Language English Character set encoding UTF-8 START OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK AN ACCOUNT OF THE KINGDOM OF NEPAL This ebook was transcribed by Les Bowler. Picture View of the Temple of Bouddhama AN ACCOUNT OF THE KINGDOM OF NEPAL 2 An Account of The Kingdom of Nepal by Fancis AND OF THE TERRITORIES ANNEXED TO THIS DOMINION BY THE HOUSE OF GORKHA. FRANCIS BUCHANAN HAMILTON . ILLUSTRATED WITH ENGRAVINGS. TO THE MOST NOBLE RICHARD MARQUIS WELLESLEY . c. c. c. THE FOLLOWING WORK IS INSCRIBED AS A MARK OF THE AUTHOR S ESTEEM RESPECT AND GRATITUDE. CONTENTS. Page INTRODUCTION. 1 CHAPTER FIRST. 3 CHAPTER FIRST. Of the Tribes inhabiting the Territories of Gorkha. Original Inhabitants--Hindu Colonies their 9 period--Brahmans History-Colony from Chitaur--Colony of Asanti--Success of Colonization in the West in the East--Colony of Chaturbhuja--Hindu Tribes east from the River Kali--Language--Brahmans Diet Festivals Offspring--Rajputs adopted illegitimate--Low Tribes--General Observations on the Customs of the Mountain Hindus east from the Kali--Of the Hindus west from the Kali--Of Tribes who occupied the Country previous to the .