Doti was an
ancient kingdom in the far western region of
Kumaon which was formed after the disintegration of the
Katyuri Kingdom of
Kumaon around the 13th century. Doti was one of eight different
princely states the Katyuri Kingdom was divided into eight for their eight prince's and became different independent kingdoms;
Baijnath-Katyuri,
Dwarahat, Doti, Baramandal,
Askot,
Sira, Sora, Sui (Kali Kumaon). Later on, the whole land between
Ramganga on the west (
Uttarakhand) and the
Karnali on the east (which divides the far western region from other parts of Nepal), came under the Raikas after the origin of Raikas of
Katyuris in Doti. "Brahma Dev Mandi" at
Kanchanpur District of
Mahakali Zone was established by Katyuri king Brahma Dev.
Raikas of Doti Niranjan Malla Dev was the founder of Doti
Kingdom around the 13th century after the fall of the
Katyuri Kingdom. He was the son of Last Katyuris of united
Katyuris kingdom. Kings of Doti were called Raikas (also Rainka Maharaj).
Mughal invasion During the period of
Akbar's rule in the 16th century, the
Mughals had attacked the Raikas of Doti. They invaded Ajemeru, the capital of the Raika Kingdom. Ajemeru is now in
Dadeldhura District of the far western region of
Nepal. Hussain Khan, army chief of Akbar residing in
Lucknow had led the attack. According to
`Abd al-Qadir Badayuni (c. 1540–1615), Indo-Persian historian during
Mughal Empire, Mughal Army chief of Lucknow, Hussian Khan, lured by the wealth and treasures of the kingdom of the Raikas, wanted to plunder the region, this being the motive behind the assault, but they did not succeed.
Khairgarh-Singhai State Raja Deep Shahi was expelled from Nepal in 1790 A.D and on arriving at
Terai of
Oudh (now Lakhimpur Kheri District of Uttar Pradesh of India) he established Khairgarh-Singhai State in Khairigarh under
British India. == Geography ==