Nepal, July 31 -- Makawanpur palace is a living witness to several of Nepal's wars: War of unification, battle against Nawab of Bengal, the war against British India and the Sugauli Treaty that followed.

Few kilometers away from Kathmandu on the hill of Makawanpur district stands a palace, also called a castle and a fort. It has a lot to communicate to us about our history and heritage, which I am going to write in this article.

LohangSen was the first Sen King who created an independent Makawanpur state by splitting Palpa in 1622 BS. Makawanpur state expanded up to the tributary of Brahmaputra and the Ganges. Thus what is referred to as MakawapurGadhi in local parlance is actually the palace of the king of Makawnpur. Sen Kings and the ...