Nepali

The Nepali group includes the Newars of the Kathmandu Valley, the Indo-Aryan Khas, the Tharu of the southern plain, and hill peoples of Nepal and Sikkim such as the Magar, Tamang, Gurung, Limbu and Sherpa. In the Kathmandu Valley the Malla dynasty ruled the Newar cities from 1201 to 1769, a rich meeting point on the India–Tibet trade route.

The valley was united under Jayasthiti Malla in the late fourteenth century, and in 1482 it split into the kingdoms of Kathmandu, Patan and Bhaktapur. The Gorkha king Prithvi Narayan Shah conquered all three in 1768–1769.