History_Ancient_Medieval_Nepal

Soma Dynasty
The Rajputs belonging to the Soma dynasty in order to
shelter themselves from the invasions and the growing influence
of the Mughal Empire came to the western part of Nepal and
established their own principality there. Kiranti kings
were rul
ing over the Valley, but Gasti, the last Kiranti king, being very
weak, had to suffer defeat at the hands of Nimistakar Barma
(Nimish I) who came from Soma dynasty. He got a palatial
building built in the forest of Gokarna, now a picnic spot about
five miles north-east of Kathmandu. He got a four-faced Linga
of Pashupati Nath erected and established. He got a new town
built in place of the old town of Bishal Nagar. Nimisha got a
palace built at Godawari, too.
Bhaskar Varma was the last ruler of the Soma dynasty.
He came out to be a great conqueror. He conquered
modern
Orissa and many other territories. He donated a lot of money
and jewels to Pashupati Nath. As he had no sons and daughters
to succeed him, he adopted Bhoomi Varma,
.
a Lichchhavi Kshetri,
of the Solar Dynasty. So after Bhakar Varma began the reign
of the Lichchhavi Dynasty.
When Soma Bamshi rulers were ruling over Nepal, Gupta
rulers seem to have been ruling
over India. It was the time of
Constantine in Rome, It was the time when Christianity
was
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