Doti District

Doti District (Nepali: डोटी जिल्ला Listen ), a part of Seti Zone, is one of the 75 districts of Nepal, This district, with Silgadhi as its headquarters, covers an area of 2,025 square kilometres (782 sq mi) with a population of 207,066 in 2001 and increasing marginally to 211,746 in 2011.

History

Doti was a medieval kingdom of Nepal. It was founded by Niranjan Malla Deo, the last son of the Katyuri dynasty and was younger brother of Abhay Pal of Askot. Previously, the area between Ramganga in the west and the Karnali River in the east was under the control of the Raikas (rulers of the Doti kingdom, alternately Kumaun or Rainka Maharaj).

Ancient Doti covered Uttarakhand, a state in modern-day india, Nepal's neighboring country, which Kingdom of Nepal lost during Partition of Nepal in 1814 and part of far western Nepal. It was formed after the Katyuri Kingdom's disintegration during the 13th century. Doti was one of eight different princely states formed after the disintegration, and all claim Katyuri heritage. The seven other known states are: