Mansingh Khadka Magar

Mansingh Khadka was a king of Uppalokot until 1559. There was always been a running event called Liglig Daud annually where winner of race was chosen as King Of Ligligkot Kingdom Drabya Shah ( Youngest Son Of Yashobrahma) was invited to take over a throne by the Brahmins in particular Bhagirath Panth and Ganesh Pande he was physically good to run in an event and won . On Wednesday the 8th of Bhadon Badi, Saka 1481 (A.D. 1559) Rohini Nakshatra being an auspicious day, Drabya Shah was aided by Bhagirath Panth, Ganesa Pande, Gangaram Rana Magar, Busal Arjyal, Khanal Bohra and Murli Khawas of Ligligkot. Ganesa Pande had collected all the people of who wore the brahmanical thread such as the Thapas, Busals, Ranas and Maski Ranas of the Magar tribe, they went by the Dahya Gauda route and the Durbar. At the same auspicious moment Drabya took his seat on the gaddi and named the newly found kingdom Gorkha.Dravya Shah used the army of the Khas Thakuri and Magar (an ancient tribe of Nepal) to invade neighboring states and his successors continued this aggression to increase the territory belonging to Gorkha By 1570, when Dravya Shah died, the running race was but a memory among the people.

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Studies in Nepali History and Society, Volume 5, Issue 1. Mandala Book Point. p. 6.
Susan I. Hangen (2009-12-04). The Rise of Ethnic Politics in Nepal: Democracy in the Marginsa. Routledge. ISBN 9781135181604.

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