Medieval Nepal. Part 3 - Source materials

330 Pages·1965·7.763 MB·English

by  D. R. Regmi

MEDIEVAL NEPAL
PART Ill
Source Materials for the History and
Culture of Nepal 740-1768 A.D.
(Inscription, Chronicles and Diaries etc.)
Edited By
D. R. REGMI
M.A. (Patna), M,Litt (Madras), Ph.D. (Patna)
FIRMA K. L. MUKHOPADHYAY
CALCUTTA 1966
Publisthed by Firma K. L. Mukhupadhyay, 61 IA, Banchharam Akrur
Lane, Calcutta, India, and printed at Calcutta Oriental Press
Private Ltd., 9, Panchanan Ghose Lane, Calcutta-9
First Edition 1966
@ D. R. Regmi
Kathmandu
N apal
Price Rs. 30.00
PREFACE
The volume in hand is published to present a collection
of all the available Sourch Materials for the history and
culture of Medieval Nepal, 740- 1768 A. D. Except the
manuscript colophons which have appeared already in the
accounts of the individual kings and dynasties as part of the
historical narrative all other data have found place in it
in their entirety.
The materials included here are the inssriptions of the
earlier period, the 14th century chronicles and the Thyiisapus
of the 17-18 centuries. But the inscriptions of the later
period could not find placz in this collectio~~. As it
happened the press was not able to handle the matter
without causing delay. So we decided to have the texts
of the inscriptions printed elsewhere. We have planned to
publish them in a separate book, which is coming out shortly.
Most of the materials published in this work are
absolutely original and they have seen the light of day for
the first time. It is hoped that the publication of such
materials will satisfy the long felt need for authentic sources
for the study of Nepalese history and culture.
The work is a result of extensive search. But more
materials are still lying untraced. I hope that further search
will help us to obtain more materials, which might be incor-
porated in the second edition.
The inscriptions are referred to in the Part I as appendix
in their serial number as chronologically arranged.
In the preparation of the present work I have received
help from many friends, to whom I an1 so much indebted.
In particular I would like to express my thanks to Mr.
Shubha Bir Pandey for doing different kinds of work in
connection with the publication and to Mr. K. L. Mukho-
padbyay for publishing the book.
Kathmandu.
1st of June, 1961.
In view of the bulk & cost of the volumes of Medieval
Nepal, it had been suggested that a limited edition of the
source materials be issued at a very low price for the
benefit of the serious students of Nepalese history & culture.
Accordingly the incriptions. diaries, land records, chronicles
etc. are included in this third volume. A few illustrations
and artefacts are added in this part which do not appear
in the earlier volumes.
Calcutta
Firma K. L, Mukhopatlhyay
August, 1966.
N.B.
Appendices to Part II
The Source Materials, the Thyasapu A, which appears
immediately following has been wrongly numbered No. 111
due to oversight.

CONTENTS
Page
...
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Preface 111
Publisher's Note .. . v
Part I
Inscriptions .. .
Gopslariija VarilSiivali
V. K. .. .
Part I1
...
Thyasapu A to H
...
Newari Chronicle
.
Select Documents
. .
.
Regarding Errata . .
Errata - - -

APPENDICES
TO
MEDIEVAL NEPAL
( 740-1540 A.D. )
APPENDIXA
Inscriptions I to LXLVII.
Vah.Gvali in the possession ot Field Marsllal Kaisar
Shumsher.
. .
RZjavarnani in Bbiipatindramalla's Rimiiyana.
With the colophons, all these inscriptions and VahG-
valis form the total available source nlaterials for the period
of history we deal with in the narrative which we have
just cotn y leted.
As the nature of the materials in question is fully
described in the introductory chapter, we now proceed to
give the texts of the inscriptions and chronicles in the
forthcoming pages. Let us, first oE all, reproduce the texts
of the itlscriptions.