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According to the History of Kirat People, the emergence of the name Limbu appeared after fedual war within the Kirat people. Studying closely this historical text of which was published only recently(2003) after extensive research from all side of scholars and other Kirat references that had been published before by the well known scholars, the compliation of 269 pages summarize the History of Kirat People and throws the light of reasons for being several ethnic groups in Nepal. Because the Kirati are the oldest inhabitants of Nepal and find references in
Veda, Ramayana and Mahabharata text, many scholars have studied the term Kirat and found that their root goes back even further as far as the history of the Ashur people and originating from Babylon makes it even more interesting and signifcant.
According to this source, Emergence of the name “Limbuwan†and Limbu for people emerged after THE THIRD REVOLUTION OF THE KIRATI PEOPLE.
"After the final resolution for the revolution, the leaders of Shan Monkwan people challenged their rulers in the battle field. The eight Kirat chiefs raised their troops and ordered them to massacre all the people of the villages occupied by the children of Shan Mokwan people and annihilate them. Thus, they declared war with the Shan Mokwan people of their own land. A great war broke out and the Shan Mokwan people also fought very bravely. In every village, the Shan Mokwan people gained victory over their kings and drove them away from their lands. Some of the kings were slain in the battle and some left their native place and fled away to other countries. The Shan Mokwan people then seized the country as their own. After their victory, then assembled at their holy place, consulted and fixed the boundaries of the conquered land. They fixed the northern boundary in Tibet; the southern boundary in the Indian plain at Jalal Garh near Purnea; the eastern boundary at river Teesta and the western boundary at river Dudkoshi. They further held a meeting at the holy place of Ambe pojoma, discussed, consulted
and decided to name the Kirat land by the name of, “Limbuwan.â€
The word Limbu roughly means or translates as an archer or 'the bearer of bows and arrows'. They call themselves Yakthumba/Yakthung (in Limbu language). They are also known as Shong, Xong or Drenjongka (in Tibet) or Chong, Tsong in (Sikkim).Limbu Clans and Tribes are divided into the Lhasa gotra (those from Lhasa,Tibet) and Yunan gotra (those who come from Yunan China). Before the unification of Limbuwan with Gorkha, the Term Limbu did not stand as Jaat or Varna of Hindu system, but Limbu meant anyone living in the Limbuwan's domain. After the Unification of Limbuwan and Gorkha, the Gorkhali King and Khas-Brahmin immigrants classified all those living in Limbuwan as Limbus and ranked them as one of the "Namasine Matwali Jaat".
Points to be taken: The term "Subba" is not a clan name of a Limbu nationality, Subba is a title given by the Shah Kings to Limbu village chiefs.
According to the History of Kirat People, the emergence of the name Limbu appeared after fedual war within the Kirat people. Studying closely this historical text of which was published only recently(2003) after extensive research from all side of scholars and other Kirat references that had been published before by the well known scholars, the compliation of 269 pages summarize the History of Kirat People and throws the light of reasons for being several ethnic groups in Nepal. Because the Kirati are the oldest inhabitants of Nepal and find references in
Veda, Ramayana and Mahabharata text, many scholars have studied the term Kirat and found that their root goes back even further as far as the history of the Ashur people and originating from Babylon makes it even more interesting and signifcant.
According to this source, Emergence of the name “Limbuwan†and Limbu for people emerged after THE THIRD REVOLUTION OF THE KIRATI PEOPLE.
"After the final resolution for the revolution, the leaders of Shan Monkwan people challenged their rulers in the battle field. The eight Kirat chiefs raised their troops and ordered them to massacre all the people of the villages occupied by the children of Shan Mokwan people and annihilate them. Thus, they declared war with the Shan Mokwan people of their own land. A great war broke out and the Shan Mokwan people also fought very bravely. In every village, the Shan Mokwan people gained victory over their kings and drove them away from their lands. Some of the kings were slain in the battle and some left their native place and fled away to other countries. The Shan Mokwan people then seized the country as their own. After their victory, then assembled at their holy place, consulted and fixed the boundaries of the conquered land. They fixed the northern boundary in Tibet; the southern boundary in the Indian plain at Jalal Garh near Purnea; the eastern boundary at river Teesta and the western boundary at river Dudkoshi. They further held a meeting at the holy place of Ambe pojoma, discussed, consulted
and decided to name the Kirat land by the name of, “Limbuwan.â€
The word Limbu roughly means or translates as an archer or 'the bearer of bows and arrows'. They call themselves Yakthumba/Yakthung (in Limbu language). They are also known as Shong, Xong or Drenjongka (in Tibet) or Chong, Tsong in (Sikkim).Limbu Clans and Tribes are divided into the Lhasa gotra (those from Lhasa,Tibet) and Yunan gotra (those who come from Yunan China). Before the unification of Limbuwan with Gorkha, the Term Limbu did not stand as Jaat or Varna of Hindu system, but Limbu meant anyone living in the Limbuwan's domain. After the Unification of Limbuwan and Gorkha, the Gorkhali King and Khas-Brahmin immigrants classified all those living in Limbuwan as Limbus and ranked them as one of the "Namasine Matwali Jaat".
Points to be taken: The term "Subba" is not a clan name of a Limbu nationality, Subba is a title given by the Shah Kings to Limbu village chiefs.