The central hills between the Magar country on the west and the Tamang ridges on the east, the home of the Tamu people (the page gives Tamu as their own name); sheep, terraced fields and the salt trade are the later economy and were not checked for 1200.
Wikipedia gives only oral traditions: a name from Tibetan 'gru-gu', 'to bring down', recalling a descent from the plateau, and an older Bon practice in some villages beside the Buddhism of the four clans. No state and no dated chief is known for 1200.
Who holds it
- Name
- Not known by name
- Title
- Gurung village chiefs
- Since
- not pinned
- Born
- not known
- Family
- not known
- Confidence
- low
Wikipedia's Gurung page is silent on chiefs and has no dated history; its Ghale and Ghalegauda chiefs are in the later sources.
What it holds
- the Lamjung and Kaski hills
- the Marsyangdi valley
Military
No army is recorded and no number is known.
Customs
Priestly clans (Four Clans) and farming clans (Sixteen Clans) in the later sources; Tamu Lhosar at the new year.
Where the sources disagree
Evidence: Oral tradition only.
On the map: The range is the later Gurung country.
Sources and studies
Last revised 4 November 2026. Published 4 November 2026. Suggest a correction on the OMNIA Discord.