Kulamandan Shah Khad

Kulamandan Khand 'Shah' कुलमण्डन खाण्ड
King of Lamjung and Kaski
Predecessor	Dynasty established
Successor	Yashobrahma Shah
Born	Unknown
Died	Nepal
Issue	Kalu Shah Yasho Brahma Shah
Dynasty	Shah dynasty
Father	Jagadev Khand
Religion	Hinduism

Kulamandan Khand (Nepali: कुलमण्डन खाण्ड) was the founder of Shah dynasty and the ancestor of King Prithivi Narayan Shah The title Shah was given by the king of delhi to khand thakuri of kaski for the act bravery. His son Yasho Brahma Shah succeeded him as the King of Lamjung and Kaski. His eldest son Narhari Shah became ruler of Lamjung while the second son ruled over Kaski. His youngest son, Dravya Shah ruled the Kingdom of Gorkha.

The word Khand, derived from Khagan, a historical title in Mongol cultures, originated in the Eurasian steppes to denote a king or ruler; evolved from a noble title in the Seljuk Empire to denote sovereignty in the Mongol Empire, later lost importance and became a surname in the post-Mughal era. Historically, the Khand kings were closely related to the Magars. According to ↵Locals, the community who consume local alcohol are called Magars, while those who don't consume local alcohol change their caste and start writing Khand Thakuri. Both the Magar and Khand Thakuri communities worship Kuldetia or Kul-.Puja Alamdevi temple (Nepal's former Shah King's maternal or family deity) in Syangja district, which requires a magar priest (Maski Rana Magar).[1] National and International Historian and Anthropologist like Dr. Rajaram Subedi, Francis Buchanan-Hamilton who studied them stated that khand (Thakuri) and Magar are two brothers Khancha Khand and Mincha Khand which is also a Magar language.

His successors are as follows:

S.No.	Name of the Ruler	Ruled Period	Kingdom
1.	Yasho Brahma Shah or Yasobam Shah (यशेाब्रह्म शाह)	Unknown	Lamjung and Kaski
2.	Dravya Shah (द्रब्य शाह)	1559–⁠1570, 11 years	Gorkha Kingdom
3.	Purna Shah (पूर्ण शाह)	1570–⁠1605, 35 years
4.	Chatra Shah (छत्र शाह)	1605–⁠1609, 4 years
5.	Rama Shah (राम शाह)	1609–⁠1633, 28 years
6.	Dambar Shah (डम्बर शाह)	1633–⁠1645,12 years
7.	Krishna Shah (कृष्ण शाह)	1645–⁠1661, 16 years
8.	Rudra Shah (रूद्र शाह)	1661–⁠1673, 12 years
9.	Prithvipati Shah (पृथ्वीपति शाह)	1673–⁠1716, 43 years
10.	Nara Bhupal Shah (नरभुपाल शाह)	1716–⁠1743, 27 years
11.	Prithvi Narayan Shah (पृथ्वीनारायण शाह)	1743–⁠1775, 32 years	Kingdom of Nepal

References

1. Marie Lecomte-Tilouine, "The Enigmatic Pig: On Magar Participation in the State Rituals of Nepal, pp. 81-120 in M. Lecomte-Tilouine: Hindu Kingship, Ethnic Revival and Maoist Rebellion in Nepal. Delhi: Oxford University Press, "Collected Essays", 2009, 294 p", Oxford University Press.