Kirat Region

Kirat Region

Kirat State
Kirat Region Kirat State
Region
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	Nickname: Kirat Desh
	Gorkha Kingdom of Nepal in the 18th century. Kirat Kingdom in the east was an independent kingdom prior to Prithvi Narayan Shah's Gorkha invasion.
Country	Nepal
Region	East Nepal
Area
• Total	6,316 sq mi (16,358 km2)
Population (2021)
• Total	4,972,021
• Density	790/sq mi (300/km2)
Time zone	UTC+5:40 (Nepal Time)

The Kirat Region is an area of the Eastern Himalayas which is inhabited by ethnic Kirati people.^[1] in the History of Nepal earliest inhabitants of Nepal are Kiratis of Eastern hills. The Kirati states are divided into three subdivisions: "Wallo Kirat” or Near Kirat is from east of Kathmandu Valley to Likhu Khola, "Majh Kirat”Khambuwan or Middle Kirat is east of Likhu River to Tamur River and the "Pallo Kirat” Limbuwan (ᤕᤠᤀᤷᤓᤢᤅ ᤗᤠᤈᤣ)or Far Kirat is east of Tamur River to Mechi River .^[2]

History

Kirat Kingdom

List of Kirat kings

List of Kirati kings who ruled in Nepal.

1. Yalamber
2. Pari
3. Skandhar
4. Balamba
5. Hriti
6. Humati
7. Jitedasti
8. Galinja
9. Oysgja
10. Suyarma
11. Papa
12. Bunka
13. Swawnanda
14. Sthunko
15. Jinghri
16. Nane
17. Luka
18. Thor
19. Thoko
20. Verma
21. Guja
22. Samdhung
22. Pushkar
23. Keshu
24. Suja
25. Sansa
26. Gunam
27. Khimbu
28. Patuka
29. Gasti
30. Namdhung

References

^ Kirat History Archived 2016-01-30 at the Wayback Machine"Welcome to homepage of Kirat Rai Yayokkha Uk : KRYUK.ORG" kryuk.org
^ किरात प्रदेश अवधारणा पत्र [Kirat Pradesh Concept Paper]. Makalukhabar.com (in Hindi).

External links

Proposed ethnic states in 2010 incl. Kirat

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[1] Kirat History Archived 2016-01-30 at the Wayback Machine"Welcome to homepage of Kirat Rai Yayokkha Uk : KRYUK.ORG" kryuk.org

[2] किरात प्रदेश अवधारणा पत्र [Kirat Pradesh Concept Paper]. Makalukhabar.com (in Hindi).

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