The midland ridges west of the Gandaki, called Magarat in the medieval period from Palpa to Rukum and Rolpa.
The later lists name twelve small kingdoms (Gulmi, Argha and Khachi the most powerful) and an eighteen-state confederation of Kham-Magar country reaching toward Dadeldhura. The page does not date either list. Wikipedia mentions a first written Magar history dated to 1100 and a disputed claim that an eighth century Kali Gandaki ruler, Aramudi, was a Magar.
For 1200 no state, king or tribute is recorded, and no chronicle of the valley says that the Newar kings rule here.
Who holds it
- Name
- Not known by name
- Title
- Magar chiefs
- Since
- not pinned
- Born
- not known
- Family
- not known
- Confidence
- low
Wikipedia's Magar page: a confederation of twelve states (Barah Magarat) and a larger one of eighteen (Athara Magarat) are named in the later lists, with no date for either; the Sen kings of Palpa are a sixteenth century development.
What it holds
- the Palpa, Gulmi, Arghakhanchi, Pyuthan, Rolpa and Rukum ridges
- the western bank of the Kali Gandaki
How things stand that morning
Small chiefships; nothing is dated.
Military
No army is recorded and no number is known.
Customs
Shamanist and Buddhist and Hindu by turns; Dhami and jhankri healers; Bhume rites among the Kham-Magar.
Where the sources disagree
Evidence: Wikipedia's Magar page; the lists of states are undated.
On the map: The range is the later Magarat.
Sources and studies
Last revised 4 November 2026. Published 4 November 2026. Suggest a correction on the OMNIA Discord.