Taplejung

Taplejung lies in the eastern Himalayas, among valleys leading towards Tibet and the mountains of Sikkim. Sherpa tradition associates its name with a ruler called Taple and a dzong, or fort. Oral accounts recall conflict during the expansion of the kingdom of Gorkha into the eastern hills, after which some communities moved towards Tibet and Sikkim. The wider country of Limbuwan was brought into the Nepalese kingdom by an agreement with its rulers in 1774.