. The world's inhabitants; or, Mankind, animals, and plants; being a popular account of the races and nations of mankind, past and present, and the animals and plants inhabiting the great continents and principal islands. speechand religion. Duringthe last cen-tury theygrcAv rapidlyin numbers and power,and extended their do-minion widely; and in 1814, their repeated inroads on British territorymade it necessary to attack them. They fought very bravely, and werereduced with difficulty, a British resident being received at Khatmandu,Jung the capital; but there were frequent occasions on which th
. The world's inhabitants; or, Mankind, animals, and plants; being a popular account of the races and nations of mankind, past and present, and the animals and plants inhabiting the great continents and principal islands. speechand religion. Duringthe last cen-tury theygrcAv rapidlyin numbers and power,and extended their do-minion widely; and in 1814, their repeated inroads on British territorymade it necessary to attack them. They fought very bravely, and werereduced with difficulty, a British resident being received at Khatmandu,Jung the capital; but there were frequent occasions on which theBahadur. ^.^^1^^.^ ^f Nepal helped our enemies, until Jung Bahadur seizedjiower in 1845, and ever after supported British influence, greatly assistingus during the Mutiny of 1857. Besides the Aryan immigrants from India, the bulk of the population of Nejial consists of Tibetan (Mongoloid) tribes. The Khas tribe, wliich TheKhas, deludes many of the dominant people, are descended from Gurung: and Hindu rajputs and Nepal women, and are tall, robust, and Magar Tribes. ^. ^ . , / , . mi ^ i energetic, with many Aryan characteristics. The (jrurung andMagar tribes, sharing Avith the Khas the name of Ghoorkhn, are much. Growth of Ghoorkha power. BAMWAR WOMAN, NEPAL. THE TIBETO-BURMESE AND TIBETANS. 323 Dress. more Mongoloid in type and feature, witli broad Chinese face, small eyes,flat nose, and meagre wliiskers. Their energy and martial character hasmade them very acceptable in the British Indian army. The inferiorTibetan tribes of Nepal are chiefly agricultural and pastoral, Tibetan tribesand are mostly Buddhists ; but the Hindu caste sj-stem has °^ Nepal,taken root considerably, and Buddhism is strangely combined with bloodysacrifices and polytheism. There are many peculiar languages anddialects in Nepal, and some of the hill-tribes are still very imperfectly known. Sikkim is a small native State eastof Nepal, subject to British control, con-taining the interesting Tibetan xhe Lep
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