Darchula was part of Kumaon under Katyuri rule; after the Katyuri kingdom fragmented, the region came under the Katyuri principality known as the Doti Kingdom. The Gorkha kingdom annexed Doti in 1790 and the area remained part of Doti District until 1885, after which it became part of Baitadi District. Baitadi and Dadeldhura were jointly administered and later formed into Mahakali District after 1956; the Chamba sub-district was upgraded to a separate district named Darchula in 1962. The northern Byans region was part of Kumaon before the Gorkha conquest of 1791; after the Treaty of Sugauli (1816) the Kali River became the border, and the villages of Changru and Tinkar east of the river were conceded to Nepal. The Tinkar Pass at the head of the Tinkar Valley marks the starting point of the China-Nepal border as defined by the 1961 Nepal-China Boundary Treaty.
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