| Source | What it is good for | What to watch for |
|---|---|---|
| Inscriptions | Contemporaneous grants, dates, titles | Local and limited in scope |
| Chronicles (vamshavali) | Dynastic sequence and legitimacy claims | Written later; patron's interest |
| Foreign accounts | Description of institutions and trade | Outsider's frame and translation errors |
| Legal texts (dharmashastra, later codes) | Rules in force and their language | Normative, not necessarily descriptive |
5 Reading history as a lawyer
यो उत्तर युनिट १ मा छ — पूरै निःशुल्क।
यही युनिटका अरू उत्तर
- 1 The valley and the word "Nepal" निःशुल्क
- 2 The early dynastic tradition निःशुल्क
- 3 Lumbini and Janakpur निःशुल्क
- 4 Ancient to medieval निःशुल्क
नोट AI-सहयोगमा बनेका हुन्; मुद्दाको नाम, मिति र धारा पाठ्यपुस्तक र नेपाल कानून पत्रिकासँग आफै जाँच्नुहोस्।