Genealogical history of the Malla and Gorkhā Kings
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Collection of genealogical history including Hindi translation of popular Nepali vaṃśāvali of the Malla rulers of the Kathmandu Valley and Shah kings from Prithvinarayan Shah to Girvanyuddhabikram Shah.
Genealogies: Gorkha and Malla rulers, accounts of wars and other historical events
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Copies of different historical accounts, genealogies relating to Gorkha (Shah) and Malla kings, and to the family of Bhimsen Thapa, list of names of different clans or family names (tharas), chronological list of Chinese Imperial dynasties, description of military campaigns of Nepal, some politi...
Historical accounts, genealogies of Newar and Gorkha kings
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Mainly genealogical accounts (vaṃśāvalis) of Newar kings and other early rulers of Nepal, Shah rulers and ministerial families linked with the Gorkha rulers, legends and historical accounts of Nepal, Gorkha conquest, Hodgson's letters regarding border disputes with Sikkim, land revenue record.
Revenue, land system, taxes and trade, judicial, historical accounts
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Documents related to state revenue, tax, land system, judicial system, trade and commerce, originals and copies of royal orders related to land, general historical accounts, law and justice, record of events, measurements of important forts and their distance from Kathmandu. For English summarie...
Historical accounts and records, miscellaneous official documents, ethnographic material
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Mainly historical accounts, genealogy (vaṃśāvali) of Malla and Gorkhali Shah rulers, official documents (various original sealed orders such as lālmohar and sanad) and some on ethnic and geographical matters.
Names and drawings of animals (mainly Tibetan), list of family names of Tibetan people, rough notes of account of money paid to helpers, personal letters, routes, place names, family names of hill people, royal and some genealogies of the royal family and of some Bahun-Chhetri lineages, list of ...
Customs and manners, rites and rituals of eight different ethnic communities of Nepal including Newar, Khasa, Magar, Murmi (Tamang), Kirati, Limbu and Lepcha.
Ethnographic notes including family names of Bahuns (Brahmins) and Bhotiyas, customs and manners of Gurungs, Tibetan and Nepali names of animals and birds, accounts of property and expenses, customs of Ukū Baḥā, Patan, different routes.
Different ethnic communities, revenue records, population of the Kathmandu Valley, sketch maps of Nepal, Sikkim and Tibet, royal codes (institutes or social, economic and administrative reforms) of Malla and Shah kings, originals and copies of royal orders and official letters, copies of Malla i...