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56-404: At the beginning of the 7th century, King Mung Mawrong Hang came to prominence in the terai lands of Limbuwan (present-day Sunsari, Morang and Jhapa area). He cleared much of the forest area in present-day Rangeli, east of Biratnagar, and built a town there. He named his Kingdom Morang after his name and rose to power. The lowlands of Limbuwan (present-day terai lands of Sunsari, Morang and Jhapa)

112-449: A Sikh , Hindu sub-group that originated from the caste of leather tanners and shoemakers known as Chamar. Both the words Ramdasia and Ravidasia are also used inter changeably while these also have regional context. In Puadh and Malwa , largely Ramdasia is used while Ravidasia is predominantly used in Doaba . The Chamar diaspora consists of different subcastes who have emigrated from

168-655: A Limbuwan federal state in Nepal’s eastern borderland. Eastern Nepal and the dominant ethnic groups of that region are indigenously called Kirat. The land was sub-divided into three regions, namely, the Wallo, Majh and Pallo Kirat. Limbuwan is also called Pallo-kirat 'Further Kirat'. The Ten Kings of Limbus came together to formally declare all the ten kingdoms between the Arun River and Teesta River to be called "Yakthung Laaje". The ten rulers, their kingdoms and their forts: After

224-610: A Shudra. The god then revealed his true self, and cursed his lineage to become Chamars, who would be lower in status than the Shudras. When the king apologized, the god declared that the Chamars will get an opportunity to rise again in the Kaliyuga after the appearance of a new sage (whom Raghuvanshi identifies as Ravidas ). A section of Chamars claimed Kshatriya status as Jatavs , tracing their lineage to Krishna , and thus, associating them with

280-697: A brief period, Limbu King Mawrong Hang came to prominence and took over Terai lands of Chethar, Bodhey, Panthar, and Ilam (present day Jhapa , Morang Sunsari and Dhankuta ). He named his Kingdom Morang after his name and rose to power. He subdued all the Ten Yakthung Kings of Limbuwan and became their overlord. He died without any male heir and King Uba Hang took over as supreme ruler of Limbuwan in 849 AD- 865 AD. He made many religious and social reforms in Limbuwan. Uba Hang's worthy son Mabo Hang succeeded him in 865 AD and ruled till 880 AD. Uba Hang kept on with

336-449: A community of Kshatriya rulers. He claimed to have obtained this information from Chanvar Purana , an ancient Sanskrit-language text purportedly discovered by a sage in a Himalayan cave. According to Raghuvanshi's narrative, the god Vishnu once appeared in form of a Shudra before the community's ancient king Chamunda Rai. The king chastised Vishnu for reciting the Vedas , an act forbidden for

392-470: A new town in the middle of Varatappa and Shangori fort and named it Bijaypur after him. He had no issue and died without an heir. Bijaypur town was founded in 1584 AD and is currently located next to Dharan , Sunsari District. Bijaypur town remained the capital of Morang Kingdom and Limbuwan region until the Limbuwan-Gorkha War in 1774 AD. Morang Kingdom was the most powerful and influential of all

448-480: A trade diaspora. Ravived is a caste that is mainly found among Hindus in Mauritius. The origin of this caste lay in an Indian caste named Chamar This same caste is referred to as Ravidassia outside Mauritius, and this terminology is very seldom used in Mauritius. In the ship records on which Indian laborers migrated to Mauritius , around ten percent of the boarded people mentioned their caste as Chamar. After

504-724: Is a caste in India, associated with Chamars, Ghusiya, Jhusia or Jatav . They are found in Uttar Pradesh , and elsewhere. Most of the Dhusia in Punjab and Haryana migrated from Pakistan after the partition of India . In Punjab, they are mainly found in Ludhiana, Patiala, Amritsar and Jalandhar cities. They are inspired by B. R. Ambedkar to adopt the surnames Rao and Jatav. Jatav (also known as Jatava , Jatan , Jatua , Jhusia , Jatia , Jatiya )

560-517: Is a community classified as a Scheduled Caste under modern India's system of affirmative action that originated from the group of trade persons who were involved in leather tanning and shoemaking. They are found throughout the Indian subcontinent , mainly in the northern states of India and in Pakistan and Nepal . The Chamars are traditionally associated with leather work. Ramnarayan Rawat posits that

616-495: Is a movement for regional autonomy. The later arrivals are Newars , Bramhin as missionaries of Hindu religion in the 1790s during the reign of King Prithivi Narayan Shah , Pratap Singh Shah and Rana Bahadur Shah . The Gurungs , Magars and chhetris living in Limbuwan are also later arrivals who came as soldiers of Gorkha King during the Limbuwan Gorkha War in the 1780s. The Madheshi settlers moved north and east from

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672-543: Is an Indian Dalit community that is a sub-caste of the Chamar caste, who are classified as a Scheduled Caste under modern India's system of positive discrimination . According to the 2011 Census of India , the Jatav community of Uttar Pradesh comprised 54% of that state's total 22,496,047 Scheduled Caste population. Ravidassia is sect of Chamar Sikhs from Punjab who worship Guru Ravidass and Ramdasia were historically

728-556: Is an area of the Himalayan region historically made up of 10 Limbu kingdoms, now part of eastern Nepal . Limbuwan means "abode of the Limbus" or "Land of the Limbus". Limbuwan was incorporated into the Kingdom of Nepal by means of a collective Gorkha-Limbuwan Treaty with the kings of the ten Limbuwan kingdoms and their ministers. The ten kingdoms formed after the great revolution of Limbuwan in

784-416: Is said to have brought an end to these practices and subsequently the dignity was restored to the women of lower castes. The oppression however was not fully stopped as the friction between upper-caste landlords and the tillers continued. There are reports which indicates that the upper-caste landlords often took the help of Police in order to beat the women of Chamar caste and draw them out of their villages on

840-576: The Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh . Other Dalit communities, such as Bhangis , complained of Chamar monopolisation of state benefits such as reservation . Several other Dalit castes, resenting the domination of Dalit politics by Chamars/Jatavs, came under the influence of the Sangh Parivar . Nevertheless, with the rise of BSP in Uttar Pradesh, a collective solidarity and uniform Dalit identity

896-621: The Scheduled Castes of Chamar. Predominantly are members of the Scheduled Castes with a higher population in Uttar Pradesh , Madhya Pradesh. They are present, for example, in the state of Madhya Pradesh . The 2001 Census of India recorded them in the Bundelkhand area and as the largest caste group in Lalitpur district , Uttar Pradesh , with a total population of 138,167. Dhusia

952-456: The Yadavs . Jatav Veer Mahasabha , an association of Jatav men founded in 1917, published multiple pamphlets making such claims in the first half of the 20th century. The association discriminated against lower-status Chamars, such as the "Guliyas", who did not claim Kshatriya status. In the first half of the early 20th century, the most influential Chamar leader was Swami Achutanand , who founded

1008-576: The 1830s and the 1950s, the Chamars in the United Provinces , especially in the Kanpur area, became prosperous as a result of their involvement in the British leather trade. By the late 19th century, the Chamars began rewriting their caste histories, claiming Kshatriya descent. For example, around 1910, U.B.S. Raghuvanshi published Shri Chanvar Purana from Kanpur, claiming that the Chamars were originally

1064-501: The 2011 census of India In the same census, the Ravidassias cluster population was 2078132, and both clusters together made a population of 3095324 in Punjab, which is an 11.15% population of Punjab. Chamar is classified as a scheduled caste in India. It is largely believed that among the scheduled castes, Chamar benefitted more from the caste reservation system as compared to other Dalit castes due to larger political representation of

1120-623: The 6th century. It was collectively decided to name the land by the name of "Limbuwan." The current state of Limbu nation, culture, language and ethnicity is believed to have taken shape during this period. The northern boundary was fixed to be in Tibet , the southern boundary in Jalalgarh in Bihar , the eastern boundary at the river Teesta and the western boundary at the Dudhkoshi River. In modern times,

1176-595: The Ambedkarite Republican Party of India (RPI) in Uttar Pradesh remained dominated by Chamars/Jatavs, despite attempts by leaders such as B.P. Maurya to expand its base. After the decline of the RPI in the 1970s, the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) attracted Chamar voter base. It experienced electoral success under the leadership of the Chamar leaders Kanshi Ram and Mayawati ; Mayawati who eventually became

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1232-585: The Bhutia Kings of Sikkim. Since then Limbuwan comprises all the area between Arun River and Koshi River in the west to Kunchenjunga Mountains and Mechi River in the east. At the beginning of the 15th century, the descendants of King Sirijonga hang became weak and Limbuwan again fell into chaos and anarchy. At the time, the two Yakthung Ing brothers from Kamrup Assam, had come and proclaimed the independent country of Phedap, Pokblabang and Bijayapur, Morang. The elder brother Sidi Ing became king of Poklabang, Phedap and

1288-681: The Gorkhas, they invaded Limbuwan on two fronts. One front was in Chainpur (present-day Sankhuwasabha District ) and the second front was in Bijaypur (present-day Dharan, Sunsari District). Bijaypur was the capital of the Morang the Kingdom of Limbuwan. Archival research for the period 1830 to 1917 reveals that the British administrators were conscious that the Limbus were indigenous to Sikkim. Only small portion of Limbus migrated into Sikkim in 18th century. Following

1344-637: The Kingdoms in Limbuwan region and was able to establish its hegemony among all the other Limbu rulers. But in 1609 AD Sen King Lohang Sen of Sen dynasty captured Morang and ruled it for seven generations. King of Phedap Murray Hang Khebang was made the chief minister of Morong. He stayed in Bijaypur and the King of Morong made his post hereditary. Murray Hang Khebang was given a Hindu name and he became Bidya Chandra Raya. His descendants remained Chief Ministers of Morong until Buddhi Karna Raya Khebang . Buddhi Karna succeeded

1400-801: The Limbuwan Gorkha treaty of 1774, Limbuwan was annexed to Nepal. Limbuwan was attacked several times by Sikkim after 1774 AD. Battle of Morong during the British Gurkha war took place in Morong. Limbuwan was divided into present-day administrative districts in Panchayat era by King Mahendra . The original inhabitants of Limbuwan are the Yakthung and Yakkha people From the establishment of Limbuwan, these cultures have maintained their independent identity in Limbuwan coexisting peacefully with each other. Today, there

1456-586: The Lowland Limbuwan Kingdom of Morang was King Sangla Ing. After the 17th generations of the King Sidi Ing , got a glorius king Tena Hang. He had seven sons and called them as "Satre Nu hang" or "Sat Raya." Among of them Yen Hang Mukpa Raya was the king of Phedap and the descendants of him goes on "Sambahangphe" Limbus. The 21st descendant of King Sidi Ing, named Aatahang Raya made a treaty with Gorkha king Prithvi Narayan Shah in 1774 A.D. Some of

1512-519: The Mithila region in the west, and thus also came during this time to cultivate the terai lands of Limbuwan. Limbus have become minorities, or they have become homeless/landless in their own Homeland due to mass migration. The arrival of the non-limbu settler was part of a policy instituted by Kathmandu encouraging the immigration of Hindus into Limbuwan. Limbus, for their part, were urged to settle these emigrants of their lands. The Limbuwan Gorkha War

1568-711: The Ravidasia population in Britain is around 70,000. It is estimated that there are around 20,000 Chamars of the Ravidassia sect residing in the US state of California . This sect controls six Guru Ravidass Gurdwaras or temples in California. The estimated population of Ravidassia Chamars in the United States is around 40,000. This sect of the Chamar community was the main strength that backed

1624-515: The Sikh ;religion is strictly against the caste system). Many of these converts stopped attending Sikh Gurdwaras controlled by Jat Sikhs and built their own shrines upon arrival in the UK, Canada, and Fiji Island. Ad-Dharmis comprise 11.48% of the total of Scheduled Caste communities in Punjab. The Ahirwar , or Aharwar are Dalit members of a north Indian caste categorised among

1680-639: The Sikkimese King, they assembled and decided to leave Limbuwan forever. About 32,000 in number and migrated in three groups. The first group went to Sikkim and settles in Rung, Rhino and Magnesia villages, the second group migrated to Bhutan and settled in Kuching, Tendu, and Jumsa villages and third group migrated to Assam and settles in Beni, Kalchini and other Meche and Koch villages. Chamar Chamar (or Jatav )

1736-481: The anti- Brahmanical Adi Hindu movement, and portrayed the lower castes as the original inhabitants of India, who had been enslaved by Aryan invaders . In the 1940s, the Indian National Congress promoted the Chamar politician Jagjivan Ram to counteract the influence of B.R. Ambedkar ; however, he remained an aberration in a party dominated by the upper castes. In the second half of the 20th century,

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1792-588: The anti-caste bill passed by the California State Assembly, which was later vetoed by Governor Gavin Newsom .    Chamars transitioning from tanning and leathercraft to the weaving profession adopt the identity of Julaha Chamar , aspiring to be acknowledged as Julahas by other communities. According to R. K. Pruthi, this change reflects a desire to distance themselves from the perceived degradation associated with leatherwork. The 1st Chamar Regiment

1848-579: The association of the Chamar community with a traditional occupation of tanning was constructed, and that the Chamars were instead historically agriculturists. The term chamar is used as a pejorative word for dalits in general. It has been described as a casteist slur by the Supreme Court of India and the use of the term to address a person as a violation of the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 . Between

1904-667: The boundaries of Limbuwan came to rest at the Arun river in the west and Kanchenjunga mountain and the Mechi river in the east. This area covers nine districts: Jhapa, Ilam, Panthar, Taplejung, Morang, Sunsari, Dhankuta, Terhthum and Sankhuwashava. From the time of King Sirijunga Hang to King Mahendra of Nepal, Limbuwan enjoyed the Kipat system of land and semi or full autonomy. A political movement in Nepal has developed which claims to territorial authority for

1960-611: The descendants of Yen Hang Mukpa Raya were not in favor of the treaty with Gorkha kings because they wanted to make their own territorial ruling system in great Yakthung Laje . The other brother King Sangla Ing declared independence and became the first independent ruler of Morang in a century. His son Pungla Ing adopted Hinduism and changed his Hindu name into Aamar Raya Ing. He was succeeded by his descendants, who also bore Hindu names. Kirti Narayan Raya Ing, Aap Narayan Raya Ing, Jarai Narayan Raya Ing, Ding Narayan Raya Ing, and Bijay Narayan Raya Ing. King Bijay Narayan Raya Sanlga Ing built

2016-399: The different states of British India, as well as modern India, to other countries and regions of the world, as well as their descendants. Apart from the Indian subcontinent, there is a large and well-established community of Chamars throughout different continents of the world, including Malaysia, Canada, Singapore, Caribbean, USA and UK, where they have established themselves as

2072-478: The district is rural, though it is also home to Biratnagar , the sixth largest city of Nepal. It is the industrial capital of Nepal. Morang has the highest numbers of industries and factories, multinational brands. Other emerging towns include Urlabari , Biratchowk, Belbari, Khorsane, Pathari and Rangeli . It has the largest industrial area in the whole country, expanding from Rani Mills Area to Duhabi River. Biratnagar Jute Mills, Arihant and Dhanawat Matches are among

2128-502: The end of Sikkim-Gorkha war at Limbuwan, the Gorkha officers started searching Limbus who had sided with the Sikkimese King or Sikkhim Kingdon. To weaken the Limbu collective power, Gorkha officers falsely accused of many Limbus of betraying Gorkha Kingdon; then, they captured, tortured, and executed a huge number of Limbus. Seeing this, all the Limbus who had fought against the Gorkhas by siding with

2184-734: The establishment of caste hierarchies in Mauritius, the Chamar community families turned to the religious songs of Kabir and Ravidass for their own religious outlet. Slowly, they started adopting religious-sounding names from these devotional songs. There is a sizeable population of Chamar Sikhs in Oceania too. Ravidassia Chamars from Doaba established the second gurdwara in the Oceania region in Nasinu on Fiji Island in 1939. A Classical Study by W.H. Briggs in his book Punjabis in New Zealand, Briggs penned down

2240-497: The last Sen King of Morang Kama Datta sen and sat in the throne of Bijaypur Palace in 1769 AD. Meanwhile, the Gorkha King Prithivi Narayan Shah was on a campaign to conquer all the hill kingdoms into his Empire. He attacked Limbuwan on two fronts. After the Limbuwan Gorkha War 1771-1774 AD, the Limbu ministers of Morong, and Limbu rulers of the ten principalities came to an agreement with the King of Gorkha. With

2296-450: The male members of latter's family in false cases, when they refused sexual contacts with them. The other form of oppression which was inflicted on them was disallowing them to walk on the pathways and draw water from the wells, which belonged to Rajputs . The "pinching of breast" by the upper caste landlords and the undignified teasings were also common form of oppression. In the 1970s, the activism of peasant organizations like "Kisan Samiti"

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2352-593: The nation's oldest industries. Morang district is home to the historic Morang Campus ( Mahendra Morang Adarsh Multiple Campus, Biratnagar ), Sukuna Multiple Campus ( Sundar Haraicha Municipality ), Urlabari Multiple Campus, Pathari Multiple Campus, and several other institutions of higher learning. Sukuna Multiple Campus has around 5000 students situated at Sunderharaincha of Morang district. Purbanchal University in Biratnagar offers graduate level courses in many disciplines of Science, Arts and Liberal Sciences. At present,

2408-2207: The northern part of the district where the plains meet the hills. At the time of the 2011 Nepal census , Morang District had a population of 965,370. As their first language, 37.5% spoke Nepali , 38.7% Maithili , 6.0% Tharu , 3.8% Rajbanshi , 3.7% Limbu , 3.2% Urdu , 2.0% Rai , 2.0% Santali , 1.9% Magar , 1.9% Tamang , 1.5% Newar , 1.3% Bhujel , 1.1% Dhimal , 0.9% Bantawa , 0.8% Bhojpuri , 0.7% Tajpuriya , 0.6% Hindi , 0.6% Rajasthani , 0.6% Uranw/Urau , 0.5% Chamling , 0.5% Gurung , 0.4% Bengali , 0.3% Magahi , 0.2% Ganagai, 0.2% Majhi , 0.2% Sampang , 0.2% Sunuwar , 0.1% Awadhi , 0.1% Danuwar , 0.1% Dumi , 0.1% Kulung , 0.1% Thulung , 0.1% Yakkha , 0.1% Yamphu and 0.3% other languages. Caste/ethnicity: 13.1% were Hill Brahmin , 12.0% Chhetri , 6.3% Tharu , 5.0% Rai , 4.7% Musalman , 5.2% Limbu , 3.9% Rajbanshi , 3.2% Newar , 3.0% Musahar , 2.8% Gangai, 2.7% Kewat , 2.6% Magar , 2.4% Tamang , 2.3% Bantar/Sardar, 2.2% Yadav , 2.0% Kami , 2.0% Satar/ Santal , 1.6% Teli , 1.3% Damai /Dholi, 1.3% Khawas, 1.3% Mallaha , 1.2% Dhanuk , 1.2% Dhimal , 1.0% Marwadi , 1.0% other Terai, 0.9% Gurung , 0.8% Dusadh/ Paswan /Pasi, 0.8% Halwai , 0.8% Nuniya, 0.7% Jhangad/Dhagar, 0.7% Majhi, 0.7% Sanyasi/Dasnami, 0.7% Sudhi, 0.7% Tajpuriya , 0.6% Hajam /Thakur, 0.6% Kathabaniyan, 0.5% Koiri / Kushwaha , 0.5% Sarki , 0.4% Bengali , 0.4% Chamar /Harijan/Ram, 0.4% Gharti/ Bhujel , 0.4% Kayastha , 0.3% Kalwar , 0.3% Rajput , 0.3% Sonar , 0.2% Badhaee, 0.2% Bin, 0.2% Terai Brahmin , 0.2% Danuwar, 0.2% Khatwe, 0.2% Kurmi , 0.2% Sarbaria, 0.2% Sunuwar , 0.2% Tatma/Tatwa, 0.2% Thakuri , 0.1% Amat, 0.1% Badi , 0.1% Bantawa, 0.1% Baraee, 0.1% other Dalit , 0.1% Dhobi , 0.1% Dom , 0.1% Kahar , 0.1% Kulung , 0.1% Kumal , 0.1% Kumhar , 0.1% Lohar , 0.1% Munda , 0.1% Punjabi /Sikh, 0.1% Rajbhar , 0.1% Sherpa , 0.1% Yakkha , 0.1% Yamphu and 0.4% others. Religion: 80.3% were Hindu , 6.5% Kirati , 4.7% Muslim , 4.1% Buddhist , 2.3% Prakriti , 1.6% Christian , 0.1% Jain and 0.3% others. Literacy Rate : 70.5% could read and write, 2.0% could only read and 27.5% could neither read nor write. Most of

2464-466: The other Kings of Limbuwan and remained in good terms. He built his kingdom at Varatappa and ruled from there. King Sangla Ing was succeeded by his son Pungla Ing, who later converted into Hinduism and changes his name to Amar Raya Ing. Morang lies in the Outer Terai , or plains, of Eastern Nepal . Most of the land is taken up by rice and jute cultivation, though areas of sal forest remain along

2520-541: The precise number of Ravidassias in New Zealand during the very first wave of immigration. Chamar community from Punjab started immigrating from Punjab to Britain in 1950, and according to a book named 'Sikhs in Britain: An Annotated Bibliography' published in 1987, the population of the Ravidassia community in the West Midlands was around 30,000 during that period. As of 2021, it is estimated that

2576-435: The present time leaders like Shekhar Koirala , Upendra Yadav , etc. The district currently sends 6 members to the national legislature. The district consists of one Metropolitan Cities , eight urban municipalities and eight rural municipalities . These are as follows: Proportionate (CPN-UML) 26°40′N 87°30′E  /  26.667°N 87.500°E  / 26.667; 87.500 Limbuwan Limbuwan

2632-494: The question of parity in wages. The Ad-Dharmi is a Chamar caste sect in the state of Punjab , in India and is an alternative term for the  Ravidasia religion, meaning Primal Spiritual Path. The term Ad-Dharm came into popular usage in the early part of the 20th century, when many followers of Guru Ravidas converted to Sikhism and were severely discriminated against due to their low caste status (even though

2688-411: The reforms his father had started. Uba Hang was succeeded by his son Muda Hang. Muda Hang was a weak ruler so the local chiefs started ruling their areas independently. Muda Hang was succeeded by his son Wedo Hang, by this time Limbuwan was in chaos and every principality was ruling independently and fighting with each other. Wedo hang was murdered and his son Chemjonghang succeeded. During this chaos and

2744-689: The same writing system in Limbu script . He also brought feudal reform in Limbuwan and divided Limbuwan into new boundaries and districts. Eventually after the establishment of Namgyal dynasty in Sikkim and under the Lho-Mehn-Tsong Tsum, a treaty between the Bhutia, Lepcha and Limbu people of the Sikkim area, Limbuwan lost the area between Kangchenjunga range (present-day eastern border of Nepal) and Teesta River to

2800-502: The unification drive of BSP, these rival castes came together for the cause of unity of Dalits under same political umbrella. In reference to villages of Rohtas and Bhojpur district of Bihar, prevalence of a practice was revealed, in which it was obligatory for the women of Chamar, Musahar and Dusadh community to have sexual contacts with their Rajput landlords. In order to keep their men in submissive position, these upper-caste landlords raped these Dalit women, and often implicate

2856-524: The university has broadly identified Industry-Technology, Agriculture-Forestry, Environment- Rural-Cultural Subsistence and Sustainable Development as specific areas of “Academic Excellence”. It has affiliated private in all the parts of Nepal. Morang has been a hotbed of political activity throughout Nepal's recent history producing political stalwarts such as Matrika Prasad Koirala , BP Koirala , Madan Bhandari , Girija Prasad Koirala , Man Mohan Adhikari , Sushil Koirala , Bharat Mohan Adhikari as well as

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2912-453: The waning phase of King Chemjong hang, King Sirijonga of Yangwarok kingdom rose to power. He subdued all the independent rulers and took over as the new supreme ruler of Limbuwan. He built two big forts in Phedap (present-day Terhathum district) and Chainpur (present-day Sankhuwasabha district). The remains of the structure still stand today. One of legacy was that he brought all the Limbus under

2968-467: Was a series of battles fought between the King of Gorkha and the rulers of various principalities of Limbuwan from 1771 to 1774 AD. The war came to an end in 1774 with the Limbuwan Gorkha treaty which recognized Limbu peoples' right to Kipat land in Limbuwan and full autonomy. History of Limbuwan covers the rest of the Limbuwan History. After the conquest of Majh Kirant (Khambuwan /Rai kingdoms) by

3024-559: Was an infantry regiment formed by the British during World War II . Officially, it was created on 1 March 1943, as the 27th Battalion 2nd Punjab Regiment. It was converted to the 1st Battalion and later disbanded shortly after World War II ended. The Regiment, with one year of service, received three Military Crosses and three Military Medals It fought in the Battle of Kohima . In 2011, several politicians demanded that it be revived. Chamar caste population in different states of India as per

3080-512: Was collectively known as Morang since the time of King Mawrong. In the beginning of 1400 AD, Morang Kingdom patriated from Kingdom of Ilam and Kingdom of Mikluk Bodhey (Choubise) and started ruling on its own. Morang Kingdom’s borders were set at Kankai river in the east, Koshi river in the west, Shanguri fort in the north and Jalal garh in India in the south. King Sangla Ing became the first king of Lowland Limbuwan kingdom of Morang after 900 years since it last had its own king. He built alliances with

3136-408: Was framed, which led to coming together of various antagonistic Dalit communities. In the past, Chamar had shared bitter relationship with the Pasis , another Dalit caste. The root cause of this bitter relationship was their roles in feudal society. The Pasis worked as lathail or stick wielders for the "Upper Caste" landlords and the later had compelled them in past to beat Chamars many a times. Under

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