Small Dardic-speaking villages on the Indus below Khalatse, Vajrayana Buddhist, who call themselves Minaro and whom the Baltis called Brokpa, 'highlanders'.
A scholar quoted by the page suggests they came up the Indus from the Gilgit region; the timing is uncertain. Their chiefs are believed to have ruled at Khalatse until the twelfth century, and that rule ended in the reigns of Lhachen Utpala and his successor.
Who holds it
- Name
- Not known by name
- Title
- Brokpa village chiefs
- Since
- not pinned
- Born
- not known
- Family
- not known
- Confidence
- low
Wikipedia's Brokpa page: chiefs are believed to have ruled at Khalatse until the twelfth century.
What it holds
- the village terraces of Dah, Hanu, Garkon and Darchik
- the old chiefs' fort at Khalatse (ruin)
How things stand that morning
Under the king of Maryul; nothing dated.
Wealth
Barley and apricots.
Military
No army is recorded and no number is known.
Customs
A Dardic language; the harvest festival Bono-na; taboos on dairy and poultry.
Where the sources disagree
Evidence: One Wikipedia page, with the twelfth century line marked as belief.
On the map: Approximate; the polygon is a guess from the village names.
Sources and studies
Last revised 4 November 2026. Published 4 November 2026. Suggest a correction on the OMNIA Discord.