Kirat Historical and Kirat Land
Province 1 includes 14 districts: Ilam, Panchthar, Taplejung, Sankhuwasabha, Tehrathum, Bhojpur, Dhankuta, Khotang, Sunsari, Morang, Solukhumbu, Okhaldhunga, and Udaipur. This province is between 86 degrees 1 minute to 88 degrees 3 minute east longitude degrees 2 minutes to 26 degrees 3 minutes north longitude. The area of this province is 25905 square km and the total population is 45,34,943 according to 2068 (CBS Nepal). According to the statistics of the Language Commission, there are 106 language-speaking communities.
According to the ancient historian G.P. Singh, Kirat land means China, Mongolia, Korea Peninsula, Burma, Thailand, Hong Kong, Cambodia, India s, the sub-continent to Nepal, and a vast area known on the basis of ancient Kirat land. In ancient times, Kathmandu was called as Nepal before it was named Kathmandu Valley. Along with the construction of modern Nepal, it has been mentioned in the articles of various authors and scholars that there is Kirat Bhoomi from Kathmandu Valley to East Mahalangur, Sihanlila Ice Range South, West Region. In the same way, in different parts of Nepal, at the time when the Hindus perform various religious activities when the Jajman donates to the Brahmins, the Brahmin priests chant “Bharat Barsha Uttarakhande Jambu Deepe Kairante Deshe” while making a religious resolution does. The ancient Kirat kingdom of Nepal existed from the Trishuli river in the west to the Tista river in the south and the Ganga river in the south. Before Bikram Samvat 1831, the area was one Kirat country. For about 8 years, the Kiratis had to fight against the Gorkhali forces. Before the beginning of modern Nepal. Stopping the Gorkhali army was the Khasan kingdom in the west and the Kirat kingdom in the east. After 1831, along with the unification of Nepal, the Gorkha administration made an agreement with Limbu, during the reign of the Shah dynasty, the fact that it was divided into administrative territories called Dudhkoshi West Wallo Kirat East Arun West of Dudhkoshi, Majh Kirat, and Mechi West Pallo Kirat. The Kirant is traditionally divided into three areas: Pallo Kirat or far Kirant, Majh Kirat or Middle Kirant Vallo Kirat or Near Kirant; 356, Brain Houghton Hodgson 1857. The structure has come to an end since the Panchayat period. Kirat Lands In the Kirati community, every year during Pitru Puja, various lands within Nepal are called the Kiratis with the cultural names of Kingdom land, Fatherland, and Matri land. From Nakchho, Nakchhuo, Nakchung, Dhyawamoto, Mop, Nokchho, Manga, Yuvachu, Nwawachu, Purohit, the mountains, rivers, river channels, Himalayan mountains, Bhir Pahra, trees, forests, wild animals, forests, agricultural land in the Kirat land are all rising to Kathmandu. They spread to the valley. For example, the Bahings call Nipaldu Newaldu during the ancestral rites.
Among the Kiratis, there is a place to offer dead souls, Pomlalung among Kulung people, Savik Gudel of Mahakulung area, Xermalung in Aiselukhark 3 of Khotang district among Nachiring people, Bogal Dadan among Bahing people, also Khumbila Himal cultural names are Hilajethomoje, Pangboje, Tengboje, Deboje, Forrje, Rawakholadaregowda, Lohorung people as Khempalung is a place to keep souls. Okhaldhunga of the Thulung tribe and Romdu Rwamdu of the Jerung tribe bring dead souls to Chinam. Banta was caste brings dead souls to Laventang, Namventang, and Champurang. In the same way, Khuwalung is found to be the area where the dead souls are kept in their respective areas. As the ancestral lands of Solu Jubu, Deusa, Mugli, Okhaldhunga Rumjtar, Mamkha, Ratmate, Okhaldhunga Sadmukam, Soburu, Baruneshwar, Sarsepu, Rangadeep Satsaya Taluvagadhi, Chishankhugadhi, Bunnamgarhi, Chinamgarhi Dodi Nechabatase, Mahakulung of Kulung tribe as ancestral land. They are located in Sontag, Para, Rakhabangdel, Badel, Aiselukhark, etc. of Nachining. Similarly, Khaling, Kaku, Basa, Jubingi, Khotang of Chamling tribe, Udaipur, Kirat Bhojpur among Bantawa tribe, Sankhuwasabha of Mewahang, Sankhuwasabha of Yamfu, Sankhuwasabha of Lohorung, Dhankuta of Yakkha tribe, Dhankuta of Athapaharia, Panchthar of Limbu tribe, Taplejung, Tehrathum, Elam, Okhaldhu of Jerunga tribe. , Sindhuli, Udaipur, and Wambule live in Okhaldhunga, Sindhuli, Hayu, Surel, Jirel, Sunuwar, Ramechhap, Sindhuli, and Dolakha areas of Thami. Similarly, it is found in Meche, Koche, Rajvanshi, Satar, Dhimal, Tharu, Ilam Jhapa, Udaipur, Sunsari, and Morang as its ancestral land. Charpangma, Dhupu, Digggg, Yafu, Angla, Heluwa Fardwa, Simple, Dumi, Koyu Bhojpur Dumi Rawakhola, Newar Kathmandu Valley of Sankhuwasabha of Lohorung caste is known as ancestral land.
There are forts such as Kirat Histrigarhi, Kepilasgarhi, Rawagadhi, Vijayapurgarhi, Halesungadhi, Hatuwagadhi, Hedangagarhi, Chaurasgadhi, Taluwagadhi, Chishankhugarhi, Bunnamgarhi, Chinamgarhi, Jubahanggarhi, Jerungthumgarhi, Udaipurgarhi, Sindhuligarhi, Morahanggarhi and others.
Kirat Civilization
Historian: According to SK Singh, the Kirati king Jitedasti VII fought on the side of the Kauravas during the Mahabharata war.
As the second basis for naming Kirat province, it is found that the different castes/tribes living in Kirat land have diverse languages, customs, culture, costumes, traditional knowledge, and skills, and have their original customs and culture.
The Kirat communities include Bhumisyan, Sakela, Sakenwa, Sakkheva, Sakhelwa, Dhiulu, Yangkhulu, Hangsegro, Tam, Tosh, Tosi, Waxa, Khaumo, Dhannach, Chebbrung, Maruni, Was, Saki, Salmaya, Dolokum, Happare, Onechameri, Nacharo Terai. , Lattinach, Dhimal, Satar, and other cultural dances such as Maghi, Ghutuk, Manerimdu, Cello, Rodhi, Parva, and folk cultures are found.
Balan dance among Kshatriyas, Brahmins, Homa Yajna worship as a religious ritual, Bhoomi Puja worshiped by Kiratis, River worship, Forest worship, Dadan Thumko river, Bhir Pahara or Vanjhakri worship in the forest, mountain trees, water source Nagangeni, Simebhume worship Aditya cultures within the Kirat civilization It is found.
Kirat Mahajati
As mentioned by various linguists, sociologists, and anthropologists, Kirats have been mentioned as Mahajati.
On the same basis, within the Kirat sub-caste Meche, Koche, Lepcha, Dhimal, Rai, Limbu, Bahing, Jerung, Kulung, Thulung, Khaling, Yakkha, Dewan, Bantawa, Nachiring, Chamling, Lohorung, Sampang, Yamfu, Dumi, Koyu, Wambule, Sunuwar , Jirel, Surel Hayu, Tilung, Chilung, Mewahang, Athapaharia, Magar, Tamang, Gurung, Danuwar, Tharu, Thami, Sherpa and Newar are all castes under the Kirat Mahacaste. Therefore, Kirat is not an ethnic identity but a Kirat civilization.
Finally: Since the Kirat civilization has been established as the oldest human civilization since the time of human creation, the Tribal Kirat Federation appeals to name the province number one on a historical, geographical, and cultural basis.
Jaya Kirat