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View of the Temple of Bouddhama
an ACCOUNT of
THE KINGDOM OF NEPAL
AND OF THE TERRITORIES
ANNEXED TO THIS DOMINION BY THE
HOUSE OF GORKHA.
FRANCIS BUCHANAN HAMILTON,m.d.
 
illustratedwith engravings.
 
p. iiito
the mostnoble
RICHARD MARQUIS WELLESLEY, K.G.
&c., &c.,&c.
the followingwork is inscribed,
as a mark of the author’sesteem,
respect, andgratitude.
p.vCONTENTS.
 
Page
Introduction.
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CHAPTER FIRST.
Of the Tribes inhabiting the Territories of Gorkha.
Original Inhabitants—Hindu Colonies, theirperiod—Brahmans, History—Colony fromChitaur—Colony of Asanti—Success of Colonization inthe West, in the East—Colony of Chaturbhuja—HinduTribes east from the River Kali—Language—Brahmans,Diet, Festivals, Offspring—Rajputs, adopted,illegitimate—Low Tribes—General Observations on theCustoms of the Mountain Hindus east from the Kali—Of theHindus west from the Kali—Of Tribes who occupied theCountry previous to theHindus—Manners—Magars—Gurungs—Jariyas—Newars—Murmis—Kiratas—Limbus—Lapchas—Bhotiyas
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CHAPTER SECOND.
Nature of the Country.
Division into four regions from their relativeelevatiom—First, or Plain Region, orTariyani—Soil—Productions, Animal andVegetable—Cultivation—Climate—Rivers—Second,or HillyRegion—Productions—Minerals—Forests—Birds—Valliescalled Dun—Cultivation—Climate—Third, orMountainousRegion—Elevation—Climate—Diseases—Cultivation—Pasture—Sheepand Cattle—Minerals—SpontaneousVegetables—Extent—Fourth, or AlpineRegion—Vallies—Mountains—Productions, Mineral,Animal, and Vegetable
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p. viCHAPTERTHIRD.
Laws and Government.
Parts east from the Kali—Courts, and Forms ofProceeding—Punishments—ProvincialGovernment—Revenue and Endowments—Officers ofState—Military Establishment—Differences in the partswest from the River Kali—Revenue and CivilEstablishment—Military Establishme                        
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