800 Years That Created the Gorkha Identity and Nepali identity

Who are the Gorkhas? Where did the name come from? How did a small Himalayan kingdom become a modern identity shared across Nepal, India, and the world? This documentary traces more than 800 years of history;from the Khas Empire and the Baise and Chaubise kingdoms, to the rise of the Kingdom of Gorkha, the unification of Nepal, the British Gurkhas, Darjeeling, and the making of modern Gorkha identity. Drawing on historical research, maps, archival material, and visual reconstructions, this film explores one of the most fascinating and misunderstood histories of the Himalaya. This is not simply the history of a kingdom. It is the story of an identity. 00:00:00 INTRO 00:02:44 KHAS EMPIRE 00:13:08 KHAS VS MAGAR VS GURUNG 00:14:49 RISE OF GORKHA 00:25:17 THE GORKHA EMPIRE 00:33:30 MYTH OF THE UNIFICATION OF NEPAL 00:35:55 BLUEPRINT OF NEPALI CASTE SYSYTEM 00:49:21 CREATING THE GORKHA 01:02:52 THE FIRST STORY OF DARJEELING 01:06:07 GORKHALI VS NEPALI 01:25:04 CREATING NEPAL Produced by The Himalayan Society Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!) https://uppbeat.io/t/vens-adams/night... License code: HG8QOE5AT6MVZBSG