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History The Kulung ethnic group belongs to the Mongol dynasty of human races and in the descendent of Khambu of the greater Kirat dynasty. Khambu had four sons: Khapdulu, Ratapkhu, Tamsi and Chhemsi, and the Kulungs are believed to have there from as then ancestor. Of these four, Khapdulu whent on to Pilmong thorough Hungu from Rawakhola, Ratapkhu to Pomlalung through Darshandhunga, Chhemsi to Chhemsi through Hulu and Tamai to Chheskam through Hulu. The Rawakhola (Rawa river) is situated in South West of the Hungu Valley and is a tributary of the Doodhkoshi. At present, the Rawa river is in the district of Sankhuwasabha.
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The Historical Land
The historical land of the Kulungs is the Mahakulung or the Greater Kulung area. In the map of present Nepal, the Mahakulung area refers to the Valley Comprising Gudel, Chheskam, Bung and Sotang VDCs. The Mahakulung area, according to researcher McDouglus, is formed by the inclusion of the entire Hongu Valley and the areas around it in the Kulung Community area (McDouglus p.19). The Hungu Valley is, in fact, a pass (george) formed being in undated by the Hungu river. The Hungu, which is combined with the Doodhkoshi on its northeastern upper part, in a tributary river. This river, in the further east, flows down as the Arun river in the form of an outlet of the Sankhuwa and Sisuwa rivers. |
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