An Account of The Kingdom of Nepal

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

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 the same person, I passed two years on the frontier, collecting information, both from the Companys subjects, and from numerous refugees and travellers from the dominions of Gorkha. The following are the persons to whose information I am chiefly indebted: The account of Sikim is chiefly taken from a Lama, or priest p. 2of Buddha, who, with part of his flock, had fled into the district of Puraniya, to escape from the violence of the Gorkhalese, and who constructed a map of the country, which I have deposited in the Companys library. Besides the Lama, I consulted many of the natives of the Companys territory, who had visited the lower parts of Sikim, and several of the Gorkhalese, and other people of Nepal; and Mr Smith, of Nathpur, favoured me with several particulars, collected by a Mr Pagan for the information of government. ......Buy Now (To Read More)

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Ebook Number: 30364
Author: Hamilton, Francis
Release Date: Oct 29, 2009
Format: eBook
Language: English