Salyan was one of the Baise Rajya, a confederation of 22 petty kingdoms in the Karnali (Ghagra) region, and was ruled by the Samala Shahis before unification. About 1760 CE the Shah dynasty annexed these kingdoms during the unification of Nepal. The name 'Salyan' derives from the Nepali word 'sallo', meaning pine tree or conifer. Shaarada Municipality, which contains the district headquarters at Salyan Khalanga, was formed on 18 May 2014 by merging seven village development committees (Dandagaun, Hiwalcha, Kajeri, Khalanga, Marke, Saijuwal Takura and Syanikhal). Under the 2015 federal restructuring Salyan became a district of Karnali Province, now divided into three urban and seven rural municipalities.
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