MSS EUR HODGSON/52 Historical accounts, genealogies of Newar and Gorkha kings 1833-1835
		Mainly genealogical accounts (vaṃśāvalis) of Newar kings and other early rulers of Nepal, Shah rulers and ministerial families linked with the Gorkha rulers, legends and historical accounts of Nepal, Gorkha conquest, Hodgson's letters regarding border disputes with Sikkim, land revenue record.
		1[vol.52 fol(s)1-6] Explanatory letters of reply by Hodgson to the Palace regarding border problems with Sikkim 1833 Nepali hand-made paper, Hodgson's rough Nepali writing, pages not arranged in proper order.
				Nepali Hindi
				Hodgson's explanatory replies regarding a border dispute between Sikkim and Nepal concerning the territory between the new and old courses of the Mechi River.
		2[vol.52 fol(s)7-52] Chronicle (vaṃśāvali) according to the Nepalese Buddhist tradition Nepali hand-made paper.
				Nepali
				Buddhist account of Nepal covering different legends and historical events up to the time of Rajendrabikram Shah (reigned 1816-1847), the text is similar in some places to the material in the Bhāṣāvaṃśāvali and the Svayaṃbhūpurāṇa, and six leaves of the original are missing. For an English summary of the early part of the account, see [vol 07/27 fol.165-70][vol 18/05 fol.27-99][vol 18/10 fol.158-175][vol 20/02 fol.62-102][vol 21/04 fol.14-18][vol 21/06 fol.25-57][vol 27/03 fol.21-34][vol 30/02 fol.3-22][vol 96/18 fol.146-153] .
		3[vol.52 fol(s)53-54] Account of Karnata origin of the Newar rulers of the Kathmandu Valley Nepali hand-made paper.
				Nepali
				Account starting with Nanyadeva (11-12th centuries) and including the foundation and fall of Simraungadh in the Eastern Tarai as the dynasty's capital and its fall in 1326, story of goddess Taleju and the relation with Bhaktapur, English title description.
		4[vol.52 fol(s)55-56 and 83-86] Nepālarājparaṃparā, an old genealogical account of the rulers of the Kathmandu Valley 1884 Nepali hand-made paper, not arranged in proper order (beginning page of the original is folio 83).
				Sanskrit Nepali
				Genealogical account of 163 kings from the Gopāla dynasty to the end of the Mallas of the three Kingdoms of the Kathmandu Valley, written in common vaṃśāvali format. Includes brief descriptions of the major religious and cultural activities of different rulers, with colophon and Nepali and English title description. For an English summary of a similar account, see [vol 07/26 fol.165-70] .
		5[vol.52 fol(s)57-65] Genealogy of Gorkha Kings (Gorkhāvaṃśāvali) Nepali hand-made paper.
				Nepali
				Account beginning with the foundation of Chittor in Rajasthan by the dynasty's supposed Rajput ancestors and continuing up to the reign of Rajendrabikram Shah (1816-1847), an additional list with queens, English and Nepali title description. It seems that the genealogical account known as Gorkhāvaṃśāvali, which includes the details of military campaigns, has been scattered in various places in two volumes, see [vol 51/03 fol.5-107][vol 51/15 fol.204-220][vol 51/16 fol.221-222][vol 52/11 fol.108-116][vol 52/12 fol.117-123][vol 52/18 fol.180-181] [Panta_1993:938-1059,][Hasrat_1970: 99-128.]
		6[vol.52 fol(s)66-82] Mythical account of Nepal (Devamālāvaṃśāvali), Brahminical version 1900 Nepali hand-made paper (contents of ff. 83-86 are described with those of ff. 55-56 under item 3b above because leaves have been moved from their original order, possibly during binding).
				Nepali
				Account written in the common māhātmya genre (collections of legends associated with specific deities and/or sacred places), can be compared to the Nepālamāhātmya, covers stories from the origin to the time of Gorkha rulers (contemporary), collected and compiled by Rajmansingh of Patan under the command of General Mathbarsingh Thapa, special note (f. 66b) and title description in English and Nepali.
		7[vol.52 fol(s)87-93] List of Patan and Bhaktapur kings with dates from inscriptions and coins Nepali hand-made paper.
				Nepali
				List of Bhaktapur and Patan kings with dates and major events of foundation, construction and renovation of different religious and secular buildings and monuments.
		8[vol.52 fol(s)94-95] Copy of inscription from the time of King Shriniwas Malla of Patan (reigned 1661-1685, partner in administration with father from 1640s) Nepali hand-made paper.
				Newari
				Offerings to Lokiteshwara (Karuṇamaya) in NS 775 (CE 1653-1654) by influential courtiers (mūlmī, bhāro and nāyaka) and ShakyaBandyas, re-inscribed text of further offerings made in NS 817, 830 and 880 (CE 1695-1696, 1708-1709, 1758-1759), names of kings included in this manuscript are: Bishwajit Malla (reigned 1758-1760), Yoganarendra Malla (reigned 1684-1705) and Bira Mahindra Malla (reigned 1709-1714).
		9[vol.52 fol(s)96-105] Genealogical account of the rulers of the Kathmandu Valley Nepali hand-made paper.
				Hindi
				Genealogical account of the rulers of the Kathmandu Valley up to the fall of the Mallas assembled by Hodgson himself, written in Hindi (translated from other languages, Nepali, Sanskrit). In many cases, the text seems to have been verified from inscriptions and other sources, follows the popular vaṃśāvali format, includes plenty of important new information, with a Nepali title description.
		10[vol.52 fol(s)107a-b] Incomplete list of dates from Malla and Shah coins Nepali hand-made paper.
				Nepali
				Dates, names and a little other information from the coins of Malla and Shah Kings covering the time from Laxminarasimha Malla to Rajendrabikram Shah, Nepali and Farsi title description.
		11[vol.52 fol(s)108-116] Account of military campaigns during the reigns of Narabhupal Shah (1716-1743), Pratapsimha Shah (1775-1777) and Ranabahadur Shah (1777-1799) 1820s Nepali hand-made paper.
				Nepali
				Continuation of the Gorkhāvaṃśāvali (dynastic history), description of military activities for territorial expansion, war with China, Bahadur Shah, Rajendralaxmi, English title description, document acquired from the King. It seems that the account known as Gorkhāvaṃśāvali which contains the details of Gorkha's military campaign has been divided between several different places in Volumes 51 and 52, see [vol 51/03 fol.5-107][vol 51/15 fol.204-220][vol 51/16 fol.221-222][vol 52/05 fol.57-65][vol 52/12 fol.117-123][vol 52/18 fol.180-81] [Panta_1993:938-1059,][Hasrat_1970: 99-128].
		12[vol.52 fol(s)117-123] Chronological account of Gorkha conquests and military campaigns 1744-1792 Nepali hand-made paper.
				Nepali
				Chronology of conquests from the time of Prithvinarayan Shah up to Ranabahadur Shah (continuation of Gorkhāvaṃśāvali), English and Nepali title description, dates are given in Śaka Era; cross reference Items 05 and 11 above, and 18 below.
		13[vol.52 fol(s)124-164] Land revenue of Kathmandu, VE 1879-1887 1887 Nepali hand-made paper.
				Nepali
				Kathmandu land revenue (potā) details of the years 1822-1830; details of wards (ṭol) and households of Kathmandu including the record of periodic cash deposits to Kumarichok office.
		14[vol.52 fol(s)165-171] Selected list of Shah rulers of Gorkha, family names of officials including cautariyā, kāji and distinguished priestly and scholarly families 1829 and 1843 Nepali hand-made paper.
				Nepali
				List covers the time between Narabhupal Shah (reigned 1716-1743) and Rajendrabikram Shah (reigned 1816-1847), families covered in the list are: Shah, Pande, Panth, Thapa Magar, Basnyat, Thapa Chhetri, Rana Magar, Kunwar, Bhandari, Poudyal, Mishra, Arjyal, Khanal, Bohara, Bhattarai, Regmi, Bhatta, Baidya, Khatri, Khawas, Karki and Devan; includes a description of their designations and court responsibilities and the distribution of army (paltan) in Eastern Nepal, includes English title description. For Hodgson's English note manuscripts with similar subjects, see [vol 01/02 fol.23-24][vol 18/02 fol.2-7][vol 26/19 fol.116-17][vol 58/24 fol.74-76][vol 60/30 fol.254][vol 74/12 fol.97-104] .
		15[vol.52 fol(s)172-175] Genealogy of Shah rulers of Gorkha (CautariyāPhatyajang Shah Gorkhāvaṃśāvali) Nepali hand-made paper.
				Nepali
				Cautariyā Phatyajang Shah Gorkhāvaṃśāvali or genealogy of Shah rulers collected by Phatyajang Shah with brief description, origin to SE 1751 (1829 AD), praises to Bhimsen Thapa at the end, English title description.
		16[vol.52 fol(s)176-178] Name list of Gorkha Kings 1839 Nepali hand-made paper.
				Sanskrit Nepali
				Name list of Gorkha Kings from Dravya Shah (reigned c. 1570-1705) to Rajendrabikram Shah (reigned 1816-1847) written in Sanskrit verse, additional list in Nepali including the name of contemporary Crown Prince Surendrabikram; English and Nepali title description.
		17[vol.52 fol(s)179] Fragment of a chronicle of Malla rulers of Patan and Kathmandu Nepali hand-made paper.
				Nepali
				Chronicle of Malla rulers containing historical accounts relating to Mahendra Malla, (1560-1574) and Pratap Malla (reigned 1641-1674) of Kathmandu and Yoganarendra Malla (reigned 1685-1705) of Patan, English and Nepali title description.
		18[vol.52 fol(s)180-181] Account of the conquests of Prithvinarayan Shah Nepali hand-made paper.
				Nepali
				Continuation of the account of Gorkhāvaṃśāvali dealing with the conquests of Prithvinarayan Shah including of places known as Nalldum, Dahachok, Sankhu, Mudkhu, Nagarjun and Lutikot. Description of Gorkha's army under Prithvinarayan Shah; cross reference to [vol 51/03 fol.5-107][vol 51/15 fol.204-220][vol 51/16 fol.221-222][vol 52/05 fol.57-65][vol 52/11 fol.108-116][vol 52/12 fol.117-123] .