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Kirat Region Kirat State
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Nickname:  Kirat Desh
Gorkha Kingdom of Nepal in the 18th century. Kirat Kingdom in the east was an independent kingdom prior to Prithvi Narayan Shah's Gorkha invasion.
Country	Nepal
Region	East Nepal
Area
• Total	6,316 sq mi (16,358 km)
Population
• Total	4,972,021
• Density	790/sq mi (300/km)
Time zone	UTC+5:40 (Nepal Time)

The Kirat Region is: an area of the Eastern Himalayas which is inhabited by, ethnic Kirati people. in the History of Nepal earliest inhabitants of Nepal are Kiratis of Eastern hills.Kirati states divided into three subdivision "Wallo Kirat”/Near Kirat is from east of Kathmandu Valley to Likhu Khola, "Majh Kirat” or Middle Kirat is east of Likhu River to Arun River and the "Pallo Kirat” Limbuwan or Far Kirat is east of Arun River to Mechi River .

History※

Kirat Kingdom※

List of Kirat kings※

List of Kirati kings who ruled in Nepal.

See also※

• Yakkha people
• Sunuwar people
• Limbu people
• Rai people

References※

Further reading※

• "Himalayan Kirata," Tripura.org.in
• Office of the Nepal Antiquary, Nepal Antiquary, Issue 7, page 22
• C. Iman Singh 2003, History and culture of Kirat people, Kirat Yakthung Chumlung

External links※

• Proposed ethnic states in 2010 incl. Kirat

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