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Mss Eur Hodgson/104
- Record Id:
- 040-003416811
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002305420
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100061252971.0x000415
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Mss Eur Hodgson/104
- Title:
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Economy, topography, legal system, history, list of manuscripts (Persian and Urdu documents mostly translated from Nepali, Newari, Sanskrit and Tibetan)
- Scope & Content:
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Some Persian terms, letters related to land revenue and prices of commodities, routes from Kathmandu and distances between various villages, revenue from Saptari and Mahottari (VE 1886), description of Morang district by Jatanlal (March 1842), revenue from five other provinces of the Tarai (1840), legal system and legal terms used in Nepal, 1841 account of revenue and expenses from mines, routes between Kathmandu and Likhughāṭ dated 1842 (two copies ff. 58-72, 216-218), routes between Nuwakot and Battardanda dated 1841 (two copies ff. 73-83, 193-198), routes between Nuwakot and Loribina dated 1841, miscellaneous items related to routes, instructions for growing various crops and land measurements, diary of events (1841), brief note on Ashoka and Shankaracharya, genealogical list of the kings of Nepal, brief History of Nepal up to 1324 AD, description of historical buildings of Kathmandu, list of historical events of Nepal and calendar of the Nepal Era (nepāla-saṃvata), note on Hindu deities visiting the Kathmandu Valley, documents on land transactions, account of the Anglo-Nepal War, routes from Kathmandu to Sangabhanjyang, descriptions of 31 mountains, hills (lekh), major ridges, rivers and gorges of Nepal, routes from Kathmandu Valley to the forts of Makawanpur and Hariharpur (two copies), miscellaneous routes with sketch drawings, list of books and manuscripts purchased and the money paid for the period up to November 1847, notes on Buddhism and Buddhist religious and philosophical terms.
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Project / Collection:
- India Office Private Papers
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002305420
040-003416811 - Is part of:
- Mss Eur Hodgson : Brian Houghton Hodgson papers.
Mss Eur Hodgson/104 : Economy, topography, legal system, history, list of manuscripts (Persian and Urdu documents mostly translated from… - Hierarchy:
- 032-002305420[0104]/040-003416811
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: Mss Eur Hodgson
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- Unspecified
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- Undetermined
- Scripts:
- Undetermined
- Start Date:
- 1820
- End Date:
- 1849
- Date Range:
- 1820s-1840s
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
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- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)