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Nepal Affairs [‎101v] (6/76)

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The record is made up of 1 item (38 folios). It was created in 15 Jun - 11 Sep 1837. It was written in English. The original is part of the British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity. .

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Enclosures to Despatch to the Secret Committee Pre-1784, the Committee responsible for protecting East India Company shipping. Post-1784, its main role was to transmit communications between the Board of Control and the Company's Indian governments on matters requiring secrecy. No. 12, dated 11 September 1837.

The enclosures relate to changes in the government of Nipaul [Nepal], and consist of reports from the Resident at Catmandhoo [Kathmandu] (Brian Houghton Hodgson), dated 15 June - 21 August 1837.

The papers cover: the circumstances surrounding the likely change of administration in Nepal; the death by poison of a child of the Rajah [the King of Nepal, Rajendra Bikram Shah], and the implication in the crime of the Minister, General Bhim Sen [Bhimsen Thapa]; further reports on the state of affairs in Nepal; and replies from the Government of India.

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There is an abstract of contents of the despatch, numbered 1-11, on folios 100-102. These numbers are repeated for reference on the last verso The back of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'v'. of each enclosure.

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Nepal Affairs [‎101v] (6/76), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/L/PS/5/128, ff 99-136, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100078144656.0x00000e> [accessed 28 March 2024]

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