Editing History of Nepal (section)

=== Kirat dynasty ===
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The context of [[Kirata Kingdom|Kirat Dynasty]] ruling in Nepal before Licchavi dynasty and after Mahispal (Ahir) dynasty are depicted in different manuscripts. Kirat dynasty was the longest ruling dynasty in Nepalese history, ruling from the 800 BC–300 AD for about 1,225 years. They ruled kathmandu valley before delineating the area between the [[Sunkoshi River|Sun Koshi]] (Pronounced exactly as written) and [[Tamakoshi River|Tama Koshi]] (Tāmā Koshi) rivers as their native land, the list of Kirati kings is also given in the Gopal genealogy. The [[Mahisapala dynasty]] was a dynasty established by [[Abhira tribe|Abhira]] that ruled the [[Kathmandu Valley]].<ref>{{Cite book|last=Vaidya|first=Tulasī Rāma|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ofU6AAAAMAAJ&q=mahispal|title=Crime and Punishment in Nepal: A Historical Perspective|date=1985|publisher=Bini Vaidya and Purna Devi Manandhar|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|last1=Regmi|first1=D. R.|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4cEBAAAAMAAJ&q=mahisapala|title=Ancient Nepal|last2=Studies|first2=Nepal Institute of Asian|date=1969|publisher=Firma K. L. Mukhopadhyay|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|last=Shaha|first=Rishikesh|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=kmwwAQAAIAAJ|title=An Introduction to Nepal|date=2001|publisher=Ratna Pustak Bhandar|pages=39|language=en}}</ref> They took control of Nepal after replacing the [[Gopala Dynasty|Gopala dynasty]].<ref>{{Cite book|last=Singh|first=G. P.|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4ff2gk27p9oC&dq=abhira&pg=PA391|title=Researches Into the History and Civilization of the Kirātas|date=2008|publisher=Gyan Publishing House|isbn=978-81-212-0281-7|language=en}}</ref> Three kings of Mahisapala dynasty ruled the valley before they were overthrown by the [[Kirata Kingdom|Kirats]].<ref>{{Cite book|last=Khatri|first=Tek Bahadur|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=u1K3Hzk2HNkC&q=mahispal+dynasty|title=The Postage Stamps of Nepal|date=1973|publisher=Sharada Kumari K.C.|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|last=Khatri|first=Shiva Ram|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=YIPeAAAAMAAJ&q=mahispal|title=Nepal Army Chiefs: Short Biographical Sketches|date=1999|publisher=Sira Khatri|language=en}}</ref> They were also known as Mahispalbanshi.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Ḍhakāla|first=Bāburāma|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=YoENAQAAMAAJ&q=mahispal|title=Empire of Corruption|date=2005|publisher=Babu Ram Dhakal|isbn=978-99946-33-91-3|language=en}}</ref> By defeating the last king of the Avir dynasty Bhuwansingh in a battle, Kirati King Yalung or [[Yalambar]] had taken the regime of the valley under his control. In Hindu mythological perspective, this event is believed to have taken place in the final phase of [[Dvapara Yuga]] or initial phase of [[Kali Yuga]] or around the 6th century BC. Descriptions of 32, 28 and 29 Kirati kings are found according to the Gopal genealogy, language-genealogy and Wright genealogy respectively.<ref name="renamed_from_0_on_20220321144102">{{Cite web|title=The Lichhavi and Kirat kings of Nepal|url=http://telegraphnepal.com/national/2014-02-19/the-lichhavi-and-kirat-kings-of-nepal|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171210020933/http://telegraphnepal.com/national/2014-02-19/the-lichhavi-and-kirat-kings-of-nepal|url-status=dead|archive-date=2017-12-10|access-date=2017-12-09|website=telegraphnepal.com}}</ref> By means of the notices contained in the classics of the East and West, the [[Kirati people|Kiranti people]] were living in their present whereabouts for the last 2000 to 2500 years, with an extensive dominion, possibly reaching at one time to the delta of the [[Ganges]].<ref name=":1" />