MSS EUR HODGSON/56 Ethnography, topography, history 1830s-1850s
		Names and drawings of animals (mainly Tibetan), list of family names of Tibetan people, rough notes of account of money paid to helpers, personal letters, routes, place names, family names of hill people, royal and some genealogies of the royal family and of some Bahun-Chhetri lineages, list of historical events, sketch map of the Gandaki region, note on Tibetan Buddhist sects, customs and manners of different ethnic communities of the hills such as the Murmi (Tamang), Magar, Sunuwar and Kiranti (collected by Khardar Jitmohan or Jitmansing).
		1 [vol.56 fol(s)1-20] Names and drawings of Tibetan animals, list of family names of Tibetan people and some mixed notes 1855-1856 Nepali hand-made paper, very rough note, ff. 1-2 are cover pages of two different original groups of manuscripts.
				Nepali Tibetan
				Tibetan family names, drawings of Tibetan animals (with names in captions), rough notes of account of money paid, Kardar Jitmohan's personal letter to a certain Lama Saheb, copy of a letter of Bhaktabir Khabas describing the Alau incident of 1847 (popularly known as Alau-Parva in which King Rajendra was captured by Jangabahadur's army) and his escape to Ilam and eventually to Hodgson's place in Darjeeling, list of furniture from the mart (koṭhī) of Phag Saheb (presumably a Tibetan trader or Lama).
		2 [vol.56 fol(s)21-24] List of family names of Bahuns and Chhetris Nepali hand-made paper.
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				List of family names (thar) of Bahuns and Chhetris with respective clan names (gotra), [Hodgson_1833:217-224], [Hodgson_1874:37-44], [vol 06/01 fol.2-12] [vol 09/10 fol.59-62] [vol 51/14 fol.200-203] [vol 58/01 fol.1-2] [vol 103/18 fol.151-55] .
		3 [vol.56 fol(s)24] Copy of an order regarding land assignments to government officials 1846 Nepali hand-made paper.
				Nepali
				Land grant letter of Chautariya Phatyajang Shah (Prime Minister 1845-1846) assigning land to military officials in lieu of annual salary.
		4 [vol.56 fol(s)25] List of major settlements and villages of Patan Nepali hand-made paper.
				Nepali
				List of settlements of Patan including Thankot and Kirtipur.
		5 [vol.56 fol(s)26] Eastern route from Kathmandu to Chainpur and Ilam Nepali hand-made paper.
				Nepali
				Route from Kathmandu to Chainpur and Ilam, distances in kos and details of major hill trails; English title description.
		6 [vol.56 fol(s)27] Brahmin castes (jātas) and tharas (family names), customs and manners Nepali hand-made paper, very rough writing.
				Nepali
				Questions related to the traditional Brahminical social order.
		7 [vol.56 fol(s)28] Malarial and non-malarial places in Nepal's Tarai 1942 Nepali hand-made paper.
				Nepali
				Names of areas with or without a prevalence of malaria in Nepal's Tarai with details of the area measured in kos; English title description.
		8 [vol.56 fol(s)29-30b] Names of places in the Kathmandu Valley in Parbatiya (Nepali), Newari, and Sanskrit Machine-made paper.
				Nepali Newari Sanskrit
				159 major place names of the Kathmandu Valley; English title heading.
		9 [vol.56 fol(s)31-32b] Thapa (ātreya gotra) genealogy (vaṃśāvali) Machine-made paper.
				Nepali
				Thapa (ātreya gotra) genealogy up to Amarsingh and Bhimsen, linkage with selected Brahmin families including Arjyal (Aryal), Paudyal (Poudel) and Sigdyal (Sigdel); English title description. For another similar Thapa (Bagale) genealogy known as Bagale Thapa vaṃśāvali, see [vol 51/09 fol.172-175] .
		10 [vol.56 fol(s)34] List of the Malla Kings of Patan Nepali hand-made paper.
				Nepali
				List of eight kings, Yoganarendra (reigned 1685-1705) to Tejnarsingh (reigned 1765-1768); English and Nepali title description and Farsi transliteration of names of the kings.
		11 [vol.56 fol(s)35-36] List of Malla kings of the three kingdoms of the Kathmandu Valley derived from contemporary silver coins, with a selected list of Shah and other silver and gold coins Nepali hand-made paper.
				Nepali
				Bhaktapur-Jitamitra (reigned 1673-1696) to Ranjit (reigned 1722-1769), Kathmandu-Lakshminarsingh (reigned c. 1619-1641) to Jayprakash (1735-1768), Patan-Siddhinarsingh (reigned 1619-1661) to Yoganarendra Malla (reigned 1685-1705), dates of different rulers, list of gold and silver coins of Shah rulers of Nepal up to Rajendrabikram Shah (reigned 1816-1847), list of some Tibetan and Chinese coins.
		12 [vol.56 fol(s)37-39] List of early kings of Nepal up to Prithvinarayan Shah Nepali hand-made paper.
				Nepali
				Lists of Karnata, Gopala, Kirata and Malla kings.
		13 [vol.56 fol(s)40-42] Chronology of Gorkha's territorial expansion and conquests, 1812-1826 1833 Nepali hand-made paper, fine writing.
				Nepali
				Chronology of different major incidents related to Gorkha's military campaign up to the time of Ranabahadur Shah, document acquired from the grandsons of Kulananda Jaisi.
		14 [vol.56 fol(s)43-52] Major family names of different ethnic communities of Nepal Nepali hand-made paper.
				Nepali
				List of Khasa, Magar, Gurung and Thakuri and other family names, questions related to their origin, early settlements, social system and hierarchy.
		15 [vol.56 fol(s)53-58] Buddhism: Tibetan and Vajrayana Nepali hand-made paper.
				Nepali
				A cover page from the original bundle related to the Tibetan and Nepali or Vajrayāna Buddhist traditions, story of Śākyasiṃha (the historical Buddha) in Sravasti (the city in present-day Uttar Pradesh where he spent most of his time as a monk) and Satahattarakoṭitathāgata (seventy million and seven hundred thousand Buddhas), description of different Tibetan Buddhist deities and gurus, brief note on different sects of Tibetan Buddhism; Nepali title description.
		16 [vol.56 fol(s)59-60] Rough sketch map of the Gandaki region Nepali hand-made paper, rough sketch drawing by pen.
				Nepali
				Sketch map showing major tributaries of the Gandaki covering the area between Tibet and Tarai. Reproduced in[Harley_Woodward_1987: Volume 2, Book 2, 431 (Fig. 17.26)].
		17 [vol.56 fol(s)61-63] List of Gorkha Kings (Shah rulers) Nepali hand-made paper.
				Nepali
				List includes names and dates from Drabya Shah (reigned 1559-1570?) to Rajendrabikram Shah (1816-1847); Nepali and English title description.
		18 [vol.56 fol(s)64-78] Customs and manners (kulācār) of the Murmis (Tamangs) described by Dhanakrishna Yonjan, a Murmi (Tamang) of Phulbārī village of Timal 1904 Nepali hand-made paper.
				Nepali
				Source of data, areas of settlement, different family names, life-cycle rites, other socio-religious activities. The practices described in this manuscript seem surprisingly influenced by the Nepali Hindu tradition, [March_2000:18-22]. For English summary and translation, see [vol 05/01 fol.25-78] and for other manuscripts related to similar subject matter, see [vol 58/27 fol.64] [vol 74/18 fol.131, 168] ; Nepali and English title description.
		19 [vol.56 fol(s)79-97] Customs and manners (kulācār) of the Magars 1904 Nepali hand-made paper.
				Nepali
				Source of data, areas of settlement, different family names, life-cycle rites, other socio-religious activities. For an English summary and translation, see [vol 05/01 fol.1-78] ; Nepali and English title description.
		20 [vol.56 fol(s)98-116] Customs and manners (kulācār) of the Sunuwars 1903 Nepali hand-made paper.
				Nepali
				Areas of settlement, different family names, life-cycle rites, other socio-religious activities, fairs and festivals. For an English summary and translation, see [vol 05/01 fol.1-78] ; ff. 100-103 are of miscellaneous material: description of route connecting Darjeeling and Silgadhi and some information on the Meche and Dhangar people of that area, a page with Kirata (Sirijanga) and Nepali writing describing stories of the sage Chanakya and the god Vishnu; cover page with content of original bundles of manuscript, Nepali and English title description.
		21 [vol.56 fol(s)117-118] Three Royal Orders related to Rais and Limbus dated VE 1873 and 1900 1900 Nepali hand-made paper, poor quality.
				Nepali
				Royal orders relating to the land revenue contract of the Limbuan (area east of Arun river) and the district of Chainpur (Chainpur Aṃbal = Chainpur District Office?), regulations regarding purification after 'contamination' caused by untouchables among the Limbus and other Kirantis of the area between Arun and Mechi.
		22 [vol.56 fol(s)119-132] Customs and manners (kulācār) of the Hayus as described by Virsing Hayu of Majhuwa, Dandagaun village Mulkoṭ in 1856 1856 Nepali hand-made paper.
				Nepali
				Source of data, areas of settlement, different family names, life-cycle rites, other socio-religious activities, some Hayu and Nepali sentences compared, see also [vol 22/06 fol.31-73] [vol 24/03 fol.11-15] [vol 89/02 fol.26-79] [vol 92/02 fol.245-290] ; Nepali and English title description. Hodgson elsewhere uses the term 'vayu' for 'Hayu'.
		23 [vol.56 fol(s)133-160] Customs and manners (kulācār) of the Kiratas as described by Runchinno Kirati Rai (a sādhu of Dilpāthuṃ) in VE 1904 1904 Nepali hand-made paper.
				Nepali
				Source of data, areas of settlement, explanation of the phrase 'naulākahakirāta' (Kirat region of nine hundred thousand people, households, income, or mountains?), different family names, life-cycle rites, other socio-religious activities, fairs and festivals, dresses and ornaments, [Hodgson_1880:396-407]. For an English summary and translation, see [vol 05/01 fol.1-78] ; Nepali and English title description.