Details for Tanahun

ID528
NameTanahun
TypeplaceName
Notesalso known as: Tanahu, Tanahū̃, Tanahusur, Tanhau, Trituṅganagara (Skt.);

district in Western Nepal, part of the Gandaki Province;

former principality and one of the Caubīsī Rājya, emerged out of the kingdom of Palpa in the 16th century (Michael 2012: 36) when Mukunda Sena separated the territory among his sons, ruled by (Rājavaṃśī VS 2020: 15–17, 32–33, 37):

- Bhṛgī Sena (also known as: Tṛgārāga Sena);

- Haṃvīra Sena;

- Tulā Sena;

- Pratāpa Sena;

- Dāmodara Sena (flourished 1696 [VS 1753], Panta VS 2041: 165, 169);

- Digvijaya Sena (flourished 1673–1694, Michael 2012: 157 n. 32; 1698 [VS 1755], Panta VS 2041: 165, 169);

- Kāmarājadatta Sena (also known as: Kāmarāja Sena, Panta VS 2041: 165, flourished 1694–1749, Michael 2012: 157 n. 32);

- Trivikrama Sena (also known as: Tantravikrama Sena, flourished 1753 [VS 1810], Panta VS 2041: 165);

- Harakumāradatta Sena (also known as: Haradattakumhāra Sena, flourished 1791–1793, Michael 2012: 157 n. 34);

(- Tejapratāpa Sena;)

(- Ambarapratāpa Sena;)

(- Prahlāda Sena;)

partly seized under Pratāpa Siṃha Śāha (Calender of Persian Correspondence Vol. 9: 309 n. 2);

in January 1788 Dinānātha Upādhyāya wrote to the Company that the King of Nepal had expelled the king of Tanahun (Calender of Persian Correspondence Vol. 8: no. 6);

in August 1791 Harakumāradatta Sena writes that he has left his ##;

wiki:Tanahun_District, wiki:Kingdom_of_Tanahun.

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Surname
Name XML file Year reliable?
Tanahu K_0015_0022B (c) 1819 (VS 1876) yes
Tanahu K_0016_0028B (c) 1833 (VS 1889) yes
Tanahu RRC_0009_0002 1810 (VS 1866) yes
Tanahun K_0469_0032 (n) [1774 (VS 1831)] yes
Tanahun RRC_0009_0002 (c) 1810 (VS 1866) yes
Tanahusur RRC_0009_0002 (c) 1810 (VS 1866) yes
Tanahū̃ K_0120_0020 (n) 1799 (VS 1856) yes
Tanhau K_0120_0024 1885 (VS 1942) yes
Trituṅganagara K_0120_0020 1799 (VS 1856) yes
tanahũle K_0469_0032 (n) [1774 (VS 1831)] yes
तनहु RRC_0009_0002 1810 (VS 1866) yes
तन्हौका K_0120_0024 1885 (VS 1942) yes