(Regmi Research Collection: Nov. 1969)
1From King Girban,
Kartik Badi 10, 1860 (November 1803)
''It had been the practice in the region between the Bheri river and the Mahakali river to enslave Brahmans and Rajputs. From today, no Brahman or Rajput shall be enslaved throughout our territory. Other ryots too shall be enslaved only with their consent, in the presence of the respectable persons of village, not through the use of force.''
Kartik Badi 10, 1860 (November 1803)
2From King Girban,
To Kaji Balwant Rana.
''The inhabitants of these regions willfully sell their children to Muslims and others from the Madhesh as well as Tibetans. They also kidnap and sell the children of others. This is a grave crime. Issue a proclamation to the effect that any person who sells or purchases (human beings) in this manner will be punished with the life and property and stop such transactions. Establish outposts at different ferry points. Any person who sells (human beings) in contravention of these orders and regulations shall be severely punished. The goods of people who came from the Madhesh and Tibet to purchase (human beings) shall be confiscated. Implement these orders properly, or else you shall be deemed to have been committed an offense.
Aswin Badi 2, 1865 (September 1808)
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1Regmi Research Collections, Volj. 19, P. 137.
2Yogi Naraharinath (ed), Itihas Prakash Ma Sandhi Patra Sangraha (A Collections of Treaties In Light On History). Dang: the editor, Falgun 2020 (February 1966). Pp. 68-69.
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3From King Girban,
To The Danuwar money-lenders of Satgaun (Salyan district).
You supply loans to the people in the form of paddy, harass them on the ground that the loans have doubled or trebled and take their sons and daughters on bondage, or else forcibly enslave them. Nobody shall henceforth be permitted to charge interest on the land which he has supplied to the people. Collect only the principle amount, not interest. Punishment shall be awarded in case force is used for bondage or enslavement. A royal order to this effect had been issued by our great-great-grandfather (i.e. King Prithvi Narayan Shah) in 1830 (Vikrama, or 1773 A.D.), which we hereby confirm.
Kartik Badi 8, 1889 (November 1830)
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3Chittaranjan Nepali, General Bhimsen Thapa Ra Tatkalin Nepal (General Bhimsen Thapa and Contemporary Nepal). Kathmandu: Nepal Cultural Association, 2013 (1956). P. 187.
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