| Identifier: |
K_0637_0059 |
| Title: |
A copper plate from King Gīrvāṇa formalizing the land grant to the Rāmlakṣmaṇa trust for dispensing sadāvarta properly (VS 1864) |
| Type, original: |
copper plate; original |
Content |
| Abstract: |
This copper plate inscription formalises the land grant to the Rāmlakṣmaṇa trust setup by Kāzi Ambara Siṃha Thāpā for dispensing sadavarta properly. The land donated to the trust was exempted from all kinds of taxes by the king. Persons guilty of misappropriating the trust shall be condemned to hell for 60 thousand years as a worm. |
| Issued by and to: |
King Girvāṇa Yuddha Vikram Śāha; Kāzi Ambar Siṃha Thāpā |
| Place: |
Janakpur, Mahottari; Rāmlakṣmaṇa Sadāvarta, Janakapur |
| Donor, king: |
Kāzi Ambar Siṃha Thāpā |
| Type of endowment: |
land |
| Region of endowment: |
Janakapur, Mahottari Pragannā |
| Purpose of endowment: |
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| Amount of endowment: |
200 bighās |
Date |
| Date: |
VS 1864 Vaiśākha bright 14 Wednesday |
| Further details: |
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| Converted: |
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Script and language |
| Language, script: |
Nepali; Devanagari |
Physical appearance |
| Width, height, and unit: |
48.00; 26.00; cm |
| No. of folios: |
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| Material, binding, and colour: |
copper plate; unspecified; unspecified |
| Condition: |
good; complete |
Institution |
| Institution and reg. no.: |
Bhadrakālī; card no. 8 |
| Source and details: |
NGMPP catalogue card; Microfilmed on 20/05/1998 as NGMPP K 637/59 |
| Running no., exposures: |
K 42645; 1 |
Project specific information |
| Created, modified, ID: |
12/4/19, 12:00 AM; 1/3/22, 8:41 AM; 18 |
| Notes: |
card gives upper margin as: "Sadāvarta Rāmalakṣmaṇa Janakpura", "Library Section" |
| Technical terms: |
sadāvarta |
