Far-Western Development Region, Nepal

Coordinates: 29°16′N 80°56′E / 29.267°N 80.933°E / 29.267; 80.933
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Far-Western Development Region
Sudur Pashchimānchal
Bikās Kshetra
Former region
Clockwise from top
NPT
)

The Far-Western Development Region (

Dipayal
.

The Far-Western Region covered 19,539 square kilometers. It had nine districts with the regional headquarters at Dipayal,

Doti district. The Far-Western Region was remote and developmentally challenged. Some 44% of people in the Far West Hills and 49% in the Himalayan districts lived below the poverty line. The region had limited basic services. The difficult topography complicated development. The region had complex socio-economic structures along with widespread gender- and caste-based discrimination. Traditional systems associated with religion, culture and customs had limited overall development.[1]

It comprised two zones:

The region was sometimes called the

Gaura
/Gamara is the biggest festival.

History

Katyuris in Doti. "Brahma Dev Mandi" at Kanchanpur District of Mahakali Zone was established by Katyuri king Brahma Dev.[3]

Raikas

Niranjan Malla Dev founded Doti Kingdom around the 13th century after the fall of

Khas Malla of Karnali Zone, formed a Raikas Kingdom in the Far-Western Region and Kumaun
that was called Doti. So far, the historical evidence for the following Raikas has been discovered:

Niranjan Malla Dev (Founder of Doti Kingdom), Nagi Malla (1238), Ripu Malla (1279), Nirai Pal (1353 may be of Askot and historical evidence of him from 1354 AD has been found in Almoda), Nag Malla (1384), Dhir Malla (1400), Ripu Malla (1410), Anand Malla (1430), Balinarayan Malla (not known), Sansar Malla (1442), Kalyan Malla (1443), Suratan Malla (1478), Kriti Malla (1482), Prithivi Malla (1488), Medini Jay Malla (1512), Ashok Malla (1517), Raj Malla (1539), Arjun Malla/Sahi (not known but he was ruling Sira as Malla and Doti as Shahi), Bhupati Malla/Shahi (1558), Sagaram Shahi (1567), Hari Malla/Shahi (1581 Last Raikas King of Sira and adjoining part of Nepal), Rudra Shahi (1630), Vikram Shahi (1642), Mandhata Shahi (1671), Raghunath Shahi (1690), Hari Shahi (1720), Krishna Shahi (1760), Deep Shahi (1785), Prithivi pati Shahi (1790, 'he had fought against the Nepali Ruler (Gorkhali Ruler) with British in 1814 A.D').[4]

The historic place of war between the Doti Kingdom and Nepal (Gorkha kingdom) during the period of Gorkha Expansion in 1790, according to the history of Nepal, is Nari-Dang, on the bank of the Seti River. The Dumrakot was the base of Doti Kingdom for fighting against Gorkhali.

Mongol/Mughal invasion

During the period of Akbar, 16th century, Mongols (Mughals) attacked the Raikas. They invaded Ajemeru, capital of the Raikas Kingdom. Ajemeru is now in Dadeldhura District in the Far-Western region. According to Indo-Persian historian Abd-ul-Qadir Bada'uni (c. 1540 – 1615), Army Chief of Akbar, Khan, lured by the wealth and treasury of the Raikas state, attempted to plunder the state, but did not succeed.[5]

Major cities

Dhangadhi is a sub metropolitan city in Far-Western Nepal (Sudurpashchim Province) is located in Kailali District of Seti Zone.

Mahakali River, 6 km north of the India border, and is inhabited by the indigenous Tharu people
and other groups.

Tikapur is another biggest city in the Far-Western region. It was popular for tourism and trade as it serves the best transit point for Nepal-India border in the Far-Western region.

Khaptad National Park. Dipayal was also the name of the valley encompassing the Seti River
.

Amargadhi was the headquarters of Dadeldhura District.

Akhand Sudurpaschim

Akhand Sudurpaschim (अखण्ड सुदूरपश्चिम) is a movement orchestrated by the natives of Far Western Region aiming to create a separate province and self-determination rights for the native population. Natives have claimed two districts of

Madhesh
Plains. A movement against the central State “half-blood behavior" began on 26 April 2012, effectively halting state services, and ended upon the dissolution of the constitutional assembly on 28 May 2012.

References

  1. ^ "An Overview of the Far Western Region of Nepal | Nepal Information Platform". Un.org.np. 2011-05-20. Archived from the original on 2014-07-16. Retrieved 2015-06-04.
  2. OCLC 183008777
    .
  3. ^ "History of Dolpa". Topnepal.com. Retrieved 2015-06-04.
  4. ^ "Courthouse in Far-Western Region, Nepal". Mygola.com. Retrieved 2015-06-04.
  5. ^ "Kumaon History". Thekumaonhills.com. 1947-03-29. Archived from the original on 2020-02-19. Retrieved 2015-06-04.

External links

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