Magars

The Magar (In Nepali: मगर जाति, magar jāti ) are an ethnic group in Nepal. Their settlement area is located mainly in central Nepal in the field of Dhaulagiri and middle Kali Gandaki. According to the census 2001, about 1.7 million Magar accounted for 7.14% of the total population of the country; about three-fourths are Hindus and a quarter are Buddhists.

History

The Magar belong to the Tibeto - Burman peoples of Nepal and like the Gurung probably migrated from Tibet. Was first mentioned in writing they were conquered in 1100, as the Magar King of Palpa and Butwal, Mukunda Sen, the Kathmandu Valley. It assumes, however, that their actual settlement area lay in Palpa after the immigration from Tibet. From this area is known that it was divided into 12 districts, which as Barah ( Nepali for 12), the twelve Magarant or twelve Thams were called.

In the 17th and early 18th century, in the period of 22 and 24 Rajya principalities, was a Magar Kingdom in the area of ​​today's Palpa district, one of the most powerful in western Nepal. It can be assumed that all rulers of the 24 Rajya principalities were Magar. Also, the future King of Nepal, Prithvi Narayan Shah claimed to be a Magar.

Traditionally, the Magar Gurung with a large share in the recruitment of Gurkhas.

Sub-groups and languages

The Magar are divided into seven main groups: Pun, Rana, Thapa, Ale, Budhathoki, Roka, and Gharti. Even if there is a Magar language, Magarkura, speak some subgroups also Kham, Tarali or Kaike. Magarkura belongs to bodischen branch of Tibeto - Burmese languages.

Culture

The Magar practice a form of matrilateral marriage alliances, in which the woman moves to the place of residence of the husband and the partner selection ideally carried out according to the type of Kreuzkusinenheirat. Traditional healers ( ramma ) make use of a shaman drum ( or re regor ) in the form of a covered with goatskin frame drum, the membrane of painting has similarities with the Siberian drums.

Magar kings

• Shintu Sati Sheng, Kangwachan, Sikkim and Nepal, rule before Lichhabi in Nepal.
• Aramudi, Nepaladesyasya Raja Kali Gandaki Region, 8th century
• Jeetu Magar, Chha - Bisa Kot, Rolpa, gave his son the present district Dang Deukhuri.
• Hang Rana Magar Bali, Baldeng Gadhi extended from Pokhara to Gorakhpur, 12th century, west of Palpa.
• Mukunda Sen, Tansen - Palpa and Butwal, 11th century
• Gajalaxman Singh, Makawanpur Gadhi.
• Micha Khan, Nuwakot Syangja
• Khancha, Dhor
• Dalsur Ghale Magar, Lig Lig Kot ( Gorkha ) 1548-1559
• Mansingh Khadka Magar Gorkha, to 1559
• Tulu Paija Magar, Pakhapani