Phakphok
Phakphok lies in the eastern hills of Nepal, in the country known as Limbuwan or Yakthung Laaje, the land of the Limbu-speaking people. Tradition names Phakphok as the seat of Mung Tai Chi Emay Hang, a ruler of Ilam, among the local kingdoms of Limbuwan. After fighting between Limbu rulers and the expanding Gorkha kingdom, an agreement in 1774 brought Limbuwan into the kingdom of Nepal.