Historical Records and Sources for Analyzing Administration of Gurkha/Gorkha Rule in Garhwal

History Discussion on Gurkha/Gorkha Administration in Garhwal -1

History of Gorkha /Nepal Rule over Kumaun, Garhwal and Himachal (1790-1815) -66

  

   History of Uttarakhand (Garhwal, Kumaon and Haridwar) -585

                        By: Bhishma Kukreti (A History Research Student)

              Apart from Dr Shiv Prasad Dabral, no other serious work is done for searching historical accounts of administration (strategy and tactics) of Gurkha/Gorkha rule in Garhwal. This author searched on Internet medium too and he could not get knowledge more than what Dr Dabral offered to History students.  Even, there is no exclusive book available on Gurkha/Gorkha rule in Garhwal beside Dr S.P Dabral. Historian as Ajay Rawat or O. P. Handa offered history accounts of Gurkha Rule in Garhwal refereeing Dr Dabral only. Bhuwan Chandra Khanduri (1997) tried his best to get glimpse in his book but that is not sufficient.

 Sources for Analyzing Administration of Gurkha/Gorkha Rule in Garhwal  

                Dr Dabral offered the following sources for analyzing history accounts of Gurkha/Gorkha administration in Garhwal.

Gorkha/Gurkha Sources on Administration of Gurkha/Gorkha Rule in Garhwal  

        Amar Singh Thapa was busy in extending Gurkha/Gorkha supremacy in Garhwal Himachal from 1803-1815. There is some works on the acts of Amar Singh Thapa. However, scanty history research is done on Gurkha rule in Garhwal. Even this author could not find Garhwali Folk Lore or Folk Story about Gorkha administration.

 The following Nepal sources were available with Dr Dabral when he compiled Gurkhyani or Uttarakhand ka Itihas -5

           Gorkha /Gurkha administrators in Garhwal were getting orders from Nepal and sending letter for taking orders, requesting for administrative advices etc.  There were copper inscription or sealed letter from Nepal government for its administrators. The local Gurkha /Gorkha administrators also gave orders in writing to Garhwali Kamin (local administration from Garhwal side).  Dr Dabral wrote that he could not find any comprehensive, chronological  record (register, fard, dairy, records) that offer the details of State administrators, transferring orders of Gurkha commanders, tax collectors etc.

  Dr Dabral got the following records from various sources-

1-The letters from Gurkha/Gorkha administrators of Nepal court to Gurkha Kamins of  Gujdu and Dhangu  Patti. There are order letters from Hastidal Chautariya, Kaji randhir Singh Basnayt, Bhaktibir Thapa and Tularam Adhikari to Garhwali Kamin of Gujadu and Dhangu regions. The heirs of Guajru Kamin Vishnu Singh Rawat and heir of Kmain of Dhangu region (Dhangu, udaypur, Dabralsyun) Awatar Singh Gorlya Rawat showed those records to Dr Shiv Prasad Dabral.

2-The copper inscriptions of Ranbahadur and Gaervarnyudhvikramshah are available in temples of Kmaleshwar Shrinagar, Kedarnath temple office in Ukhimath and other temples

3-British assistant commissioner G W.Trail described a few copper inscriptions or notifications from Gorkha administrators for that Atkinson informed that there were in Pauri Treasures. However, Dr Dabral informed that those records, inscription were not there in Pauri.

4-British  commissioner GWTrail described about the inscriptions, orders, notification to various temples, persons.

5- The Fard or records of Kaji Bahadur Shah Bhandari and Dashrath Khatri for land administration. Commissioner G.W. Trail followed initially those records for land administration in Garhwal for British government in Garhwal.  

6- Coins – a few Gurkha /Gorkha coins are also used for history accounts.

** History, Gurkha/Gorkha Administration in Garhwal...Remaining part , read in in next chapter

*** History of Gorkha/Gurkha /Nepal Rule over Kumaun, Garhwal and Himachal (1790-1815) to be continued -67

Copyright@ Bhishma Kukreti Mumbai, India, bckukreti@gmail.com18/3//2015

History of Garhwal – Kumaon-Haridwar (Uttarakhand, India) to be continued… Part -586

(The History of Garhwal, Kumaon, Haridwar write up is aimed for general readers)

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Nepal Itihas, Garhwal Itihas, Kumaon Itihas, Himachal Itihas; Gurkha/Gorkha ks kumson psr Adhikar Itihas , Gurkha/Gorkha Garhwal par Shasan Itihas;  Gurkha/Gorkha Rule in Kumaon, Garhwal Uttarakhand; History Gurkha/Gorkha  Rule in Himachal, Uttarakhand;कुमाऊं , उत्तराखंड काइतिहास ; गढ़वाल , उत्तराखंड का इतिहास ; डोटी , पूर्व उत्तराखंड का इतिहास;गोरखाओं /गुर्खाओं का कुमाऊं पर अधिकार इतिहास ; गोरखाओं /गुर्खाओं कागढ़वाल पर अधिकार इतिहास ; गोरखाओं /गुर्खाओं का हिमाचल पर अधिकारइतिहास ; गोरखाओं /गुर्खाओं का  इतिहास ; नेपाल इतिहास

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