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Details for Kharkākoṭa

ID2037
NameKharkākoṭa
TypeplaceName
Notesalso known as Khaḍkā Koṭa, Khaḍkākoṭa, Khaḍagākoṭ;

see also under Śrīgāũ;

the first reference to "Khaḍagakoṭ" is found in a syāhāmohara of Śrīkṛṣṇa Śāha granting Bhagavantanātha different revenues (such as the forest tax) in 1776/77 (VS 1833, see summary in K_0469_0017 [doc. 6]);

a syāhāmohara of Śrīkṛṣṇa Śāha, issued in 1781 (ŚS 1702), mentions that Bhagavantanātha received "Pedā of Kharkākoṭa" (Naraharinātha VS 2022: 459) / "° Khaḍagākoṭ" (K_0469_0017 [doc. 12]); Bouillier discussing this document suggests that Kharkākoṭa is another name of Śrīgāũ (Bouillier 1991: 13), table 21 in K_0469_0017 lists "Kharkākoṭ together with Pedā" under the heading "[birtās] in Dang";

a lālāmohara of King Rājendra issued in the name of Rūpanātha in 1820 (VS 1877) mentions "Khaḍkākoṭa"(K_0469_0018) / "Khaḍkā Koṭ" (Naraharinātha VS 2022: 461) / "Khaḍagākoṭ" (K_0469_0017 [doc. 4]) as one of the confirmed birtās in Deukhuri;

remark:

the instances linked below mght refer to different places.

#to be revised#

Surname
Name XML file Year reliable?
Kharkakot K_0469_0017 (n) 1907 (VS 1964) yes
Kharkākoṭa K_0469_0017 (n) 1907 (VS 1964) yes
Khaḍagākoṭ K_0469_0017 1907 (VS 1964) yes
Khaḍkā Koṭa K_0469_0017 (n) 1907 (VS 1964) yes
Khaḍkākoṭa K_0469_0017 (n) 1907 (VS 1964) yes
Khaḍkākoṭa K_0469_0018 1820 (VS 1877) yes
षडगाकोट्‌को K_0469_0017 1907 (VS 1964) yes
षड्‌काकोटको K_0469_0018 1820 (VS 1877) yes
षर्काकोट्‌ K_0469_0017 1907 (VS 1964) yes

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