An Account Of The Kingdom Of Nepal Hb

Author : Francis Hamilton
Publisher : CreateSpace
ISBN 13 : 9781502497666
Total Pages : 144 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (976 download)

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Download or read book An Account of the Kingdom of Nepal written by Francis Hamilton and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2014-09-25 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pyrrhus Press specializes in bringing books long out of date back to life, allowing today's readers access to yesterday's treasures. This is a comprehensive history of the Kingdom of Nepal and its interactions with the British at the height of Britain's imperialism during the 19th century. From the intro: "This Account, which is intended to describe the country as it stood previously to the war with the British, commencing in the end of the year 1814, is derived chiefly from the following sources. In the first place, during the years 1802 and 1803, I passed fourteen months in the country, mostly in the vicinity of Kathmandu, the capital; and I was accompanied by Ramajai Batacharji, an intelligent Brahman, from Calcutta, whom I employed to obtain information, so far as I prudently could, without alarming a jealous government, or giving offence to the Resident, under whose authority I was acting. In the next place, assisted by the same person, I passed two years on the frontier, collecting information, both from the Company's subjects, and from numerous refugees and travellers from the dominions of Gorkha. The following are the persons to whose information I am chiefly indebted: The account of Sikim is chiefly taken from a Lama, or priest of Buddha, who, with part of his flock, had fled into the district of Puraniya, to escape from the violence of the Gorkhalese, and who constructed a map of the country, which I have deposited in the Company's library. Besides the Lama, I consulted many of the natives of the Company's territory, who had visited the lower parts of Sikim, and several of the Gorkhalese, and other people of Nepal; and Mr Smith, of Nathpur, favoured me with several particulars, collected by a Mr Pagan for the information of government."