Chaubisi Rajya

Chaubisi Rajya (Nepali: चौबीसी राज्य, literally "24 principalities") were sovereign and intermittently allied petty kingdoms on the Indian subcontinent, ruled by Khass from medieval India.[1] Prithvi Narayan Shah ascended the throne of Gorkha Kingdom in 1743; then he proceeded the Unification of Nepal.[2] The Chaubisi Rajya were annexed during the unification of Nepal from 1744 to 1816.[1] A parallel group of 22 small kingdoms, Baise Rajya (Nepali: बाइसे राज्य), existed to the west of the Gandaki Basin.[3]

Prithvi Narayan Shah

Gorkha Kingdom was founded by Drabya Shah, youngest son of Yasho Brahma Shah, king of Kaski and Lamjung, his eldest son became the king of Kaski and Lamjung which created a fight for supremacy.[4] Palpa was one of the biggest kingdom and powerful; they were able to create an independent kingdom in Tanahu, Makwanpur and Vijaypur.[5]

List
Map of current day provinces
No. Name Current location Ref(s)
1 Argha Province No. 5 [6]
[7]
2 Bajhang
3 Bhirkot Gandaki Pradesh
4 Butwal Province No. 5
5 Dhor Gandaki Pradesh
6 Dhurkot Province No. 5
7 Galkot Gandaki Pradesh
8 Ghiring
9 Garahun
10 Gorkha
11 Gulmi Province No. 5
12 Isma
13 Kaski Gandaki Pradesh
14 Khanchi Province No. 5
15 Lamjung Gandaki Pradesh
16 Musikot Province No. 5
17 Nuwakot Bagmati Pradesh
18 Paiyun Gandaki Pradesh
19 Palpa Province No. 5
20 Parbat Gandaki Pradesh
21 Piuthan Province No. 5
22 Rishing Gandaki Pradesh
23 Satahun
24 Tanahun

References
  1. "50-51" (PDF). Himalaya. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
  2. Whelpton, John (2005-02-17). A History of Nepal. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-80470-7.
  3. "Nepal and Bhutan" (PDF). Public Library UK. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
  4. Sinha, Awadhesh C. (2018-10-26). Dawn of Democracy in the Eastern Himalayan Kingdoms: The 20th Century. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 978-0-429-68568-2.
  5. Pradhan, K. L. (2012). Thapa Politics in Nepal: With Special Reference to Bhim Sen Thapa, 1806-1839. Concept Publishing Company. ISBN 978-81-8069-813-2.
  6. Publications, Europa (2003-09-02). A Political Chronology of Central, South and East Asia. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-135-35680-4.
  7. Pradhan, K. L. (2012). Thapa Politics in Nepal: With Special Reference to Bhim Sen Thapa, 1806-1839. Concept Publishing Company. ISBN 978-81-8069-813-2.
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