– Gambhir Gurung
Palpa: Baldengarhdhi is known as the golden age of twelve- Magar states in the ancient Nepal. Walihang king unified the dispersed states into one and ruled. He was a strong king. He had 4000 warriers. They were called Wallihwang, in local Magar language. Wallihang was the first king of the Baldengarhdhi in 1400 BC. It was a strong state while there was declining of the Khas states in Karnali, the remotest part of today’s Nepal. But, history is not clear after wallinghang’s rule.
Ancient Nepal was rulled by Lichhavi kings in 1500 BC. Kathmandu Valley was the centre for administration and there were nine Regions outside valley. But there is a reference in the history that Shivadev I was the first Lichivi King and he had a Magar Head in one of the nine states. He was wallinghang Rana Magar. Ramdiwa was the federal king in the region. Magar Region was there, so it is a proof of the existence of powerful Magar states in the then time.
Badhenggarhdhi was the powerful state of Walihang .The ruins of the palace and the shelter of the army still exists. The place is named after the king “wallihang” and “gardhi” means important place : Waldenggarhd
It is located south-east from the headquater of Palpa district east . The other root for the place is from the northen part from saljhandi a small market in Nepalgunj road , west from Butwal, the headquarter of Lumbini Zone. The right place of historical importance is in Baldheggarchdhi VDC-5 of Palpa district in Lumbini Zone.
The Wallinghang king is linked with the hindu myth of celebrating Deusi –Bhailo in the time of Deepawali,the festival of lights falls in the month’s of September/octumber
It is said that the death came at the palace of Wallinghang king .Then the people sang and danced and prayed the yamaraj; the King of the Hell to increase the life –span of their King. The King of the Hell Yamaraj left him some more time being impressed by the love of the people to the king. Since then People in this area and almost all over the country observed Deusi –Bhailo. Their special song is that HAMI TESAI AAYANAU BALLI RAJA LE PATHAYA means they play, sing and dance as the command of their king, not at their free will.
(Writer Gurung has been working as a social activist and President of Korean returnies group Nepal.)
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