Limbuwan
Sign in to saveLimbuwan (Limbu: , Limbuwan in Nepali) (Limbu: , Yakthung Lajay in Limbu) is an area of the Himalayan region historically made up of 10 Limbu kingdoms, now part of eastern Nepal. Limbuwan means "Yakthung Laaje" or "Land of the Limbu speaking people". Limbuwan was incorporated into the Kingdom of Nepal by means of a collective Gorkha-Limbuwan Treaty with the kings of the ten Limbuwan kingdoms and their ministers.
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- History
- Rise of King Mawrong Hang
- Rise of King Sirijonga Hang
- Annexation into Nepal
- Aboriginal inhabitants
- Immigration
- Migration of the Limbus
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Limbuwan (Limbu: , Limbuwan in Nepali) (Limbu: , Yakthung Lajay in Limbu) is an area of the Himalayan region historically made up of 10 Limbu kingdoms, now part of eastern Nepal. Limbuwan means "Yakthung Laaje" or "Land of the Limbu speaking people". Limbuwan was incorporated into the Kingdom of Nepal by means of a collective Gorkha-Limbuwan Treaty with the kings of the ten Limbuwan kingdoms and their ministers.
The ten kingdoms formed after the great revolution of Limbuwan in the 6th century. It was collectively decided to name the land by the name of "Limbuwan." The current state of Limbu nation, culture, language and ethnicity is believed to have taken shape during this period. The northern boundary was fixed to be in Tibet, the southern boundary in Jalalgarh in Bihar, the eastern boundary at the river Teesta and the western boundary at the Dudhkoshi River.