Rajan Khatiwoda, Simon Cubelic and Axel Michaels (eds), The Mulukī Ain of 1854: Nepal’s First Legal Code
For decades social scientists have made reference to the Mulukī Ain as a key text for the understanding of Nepali society in the nineteenth century and beyond. And indeed, the Ain can be seen as an early form of constitution-cum-law-code of the Hindu monarchy, providing the legal framework for a pr...
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European Bulletin of Himalayan Research
2025
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| Samenvatting: | For decades social scientists have made reference to the Mulukī Ain as a key text for the understanding of Nepali society in the nineteenth century and beyond. And indeed, the Ain can be seen as an early form of constitution-cum-law-code of the Hindu monarchy, providing the legal framework for a premodern state on the verge of embracing modernity and reform. At the same time it may be said that it is the self-definition of traditional caste society portraying itself as assertive in the conte... |
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