Here I am presenting few lines from the book called " The account of The Kingdom of Nepal and the Territories Annexed to this Dominion by the house of Gorkha " by Francis Hamilton which are relevent to Magars.
This book was written around 1802-1803 AD
"The family of Gorkha which now governs Nepal, although it pretends to come from Chitaur, according to Sadhu Ram, a good authority, is, in reality, of the Magar tribe."
I personally differ on this point. Though I myself have seen many references of this in many articles. And the author has given strong reference like Sadu Ram, who according to him was a very knowledgeable person. But personally there are many opinions which also contradicts the same. So for me the greater chance is that Shah actually belongs to Khas tribe unless someone has strong point to prove that.
"But hitherto the tribe has been so powerful , that many people in the west speaks its language although they do not belong to it; and by the greatest number adhere to the original impurity of life which their ancestors embraced. Before the arrival of Rajputs, it is said that this nation consisited of twelve Thums, or clans, the whole members of each being supposed to have a common extraction in male line; and a man and woman of the same blood could not intermarry. Each Thum was governed by a chief, considered as the head of a common family"
This particular line proves that Magars were one of the strong tribe and also proves that was much before Rajputs. This also shows that others groups were also there who used to speak Magar language. May be they were Khas. Its also shows that Rajputs came later in the country. And of course Magar were the rulers of Barah Magarats.
" There can be little doubt that the Malebum family was one of the Jariya tribe; but one of the chiefs having an only daughter, gave her in marriage to a brahmin, & from this source spring the families of Malebum, and its numerous collateral branches, with a large proportion of the Rajput of this part of the country; although, where not of a chief's family the offspring of a brahman by a sudra is reckoned a khasiya. I have not heard that any of the Jariyas continue to be viewed as impure; and I think it probable, that they have all obtained the rank of Khas, although it is generally admitted, that they had a dialect peculiar to themselves; but of this I could procure no specimen"
This is for Khas people.
"Lohangga, on crossing the Adhwara, first subdued a petty chief of the Magar tribe."
This proves that the principalities was first earlier ruled by Magars.
" Gandharba Sen of Palpa and Binayakpur made considerable addition to his dominions, having with the assistance of his allies, the Rajas of Gulmi & Kachi, seized on the territories on an impure Magar chief, who resided at Balihang."
" When the colony from Chitaur first took possession of Palpa, it belong to a Magar chief, and the people were of that tribe."
This book was written around 1802-1803 AD
"The family of Gorkha which now governs Nepal, although it pretends to come from Chitaur, according to Sadhu Ram, a good authority, is, in reality, of the Magar tribe."
I personally differ on this point. Though I myself have seen many references of this in many articles. And the author has given strong reference like Sadu Ram, who according to him was a very knowledgeable person. But personally there are many opinions which also contradicts the same. So for me the greater chance is that Shah actually belongs to Khas tribe unless someone has strong point to prove that.
"But hitherto the tribe has been so powerful , that many people in the west speaks its language although they do not belong to it; and by the greatest number adhere to the original impurity of life which their ancestors embraced. Before the arrival of Rajputs, it is said that this nation consisited of twelve Thums, or clans, the whole members of each being supposed to have a common extraction in male line; and a man and woman of the same blood could not intermarry. Each Thum was governed by a chief, considered as the head of a common family"
This particular line proves that Magars were one of the strong tribe and also proves that was much before Rajputs. This also shows that others groups were also there who used to speak Magar language. May be they were Khas. Its also shows that Rajputs came later in the country. And of course Magar were the rulers of Barah Magarats.
" There can be little doubt that the Malebum family was one of the Jariya tribe; but one of the chiefs having an only daughter, gave her in marriage to a brahmin, & from this source spring the families of Malebum, and its numerous collateral branches, with a large proportion of the Rajput of this part of the country; although, where not of a chief's family the offspring of a brahman by a sudra is reckoned a khasiya. I have not heard that any of the Jariyas continue to be viewed as impure; and I think it probable, that they have all obtained the rank of Khas, although it is generally admitted, that they had a dialect peculiar to themselves; but of this I could procure no specimen"
This is for Khas people.
"Lohangga, on crossing the Adhwara, first subdued a petty chief of the Magar tribe."
This proves that the principalities was first earlier ruled by Magars.
" Gandharba Sen of Palpa and Binayakpur made considerable addition to his dominions, having with the assistance of his allies, the Rajas of Gulmi & Kachi, seized on the territories on an impure Magar chief, who resided at Balihang."
" When the colony from Chitaur first took possession of Palpa, it belong to a Magar chief, and the people were of that tribe."
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