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A document granting acquittance of accounts to Jaimoha Siṃ Māhāṃtā for the initiation of the King (VS 1865)

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Identifier: PCRIND_0026_0315
Title: A document granting acquittance of accounts to Jaimoha Siṃ Māhāṃtā for the initiation of the King (VS 1865)
Type, original: unspecified; original

Content

Abstract: This document grants acquittance of accounts to Jaimoha Siṃ Māhāṃtā from Vākhāche Ṭola. During the initiation of a king or a prince, Cumāvanī tax is collected from the people. The date mentioned in the document suggests that this tax was collected on the occasion of King Gīrvāṇayuddha Vikrama Śāha's initiation.
Issued by and to: Jaimoha Siṃ Māhāṃtā
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Date

Date: VS 1865 Āśvina dark 5 unspecified
Further details:
Converted: 1808

Script and language

Language, script: Nepali; Devanagari

Physical appearance

Width, height, and unit: 18; 4.5; cm
No. of folios: 1
Material, binding, and colour: Nepali paper; loose; light brown
Condition: good; complete

Institution

Institution and reg. no.: Heidelberg Academy of Sciences and Humanities, Research Unit "Documents on the History of Religion and Law of Premodern Nepal"; Walter Rindfleisch Collection
Source and details: document itself; Digitized by Heidelberg University Library on 11/09/2023 as image identifier(s) PCRIND_0026_0315_a to PCRIND_0026_0315_c in DWork
Running no., exposures: 2

Project specific information

Created, modified, ID: 7/17/26, 12:00 AM; 7/17/26, 12:00 AM; 18
Notes:
Technical terms: cumāvanī, vratabandhana, phārakhati

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